Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rostok, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rostok and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rostok

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Rostok:
  • 44.501666, -87.501474
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rostok

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kewaunee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
  • Since Rostok is near Door County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rostok

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rostok ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Alaska
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Birchwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Bolt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Forestville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Henrysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Norman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Norman is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Ryans Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
• Sugar Bush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
• Two Creeks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Two Creeks is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Creeks

How Far From Rostok to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rostok to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rostok and extending to:

• Kewaunee, which is the Seat of Kewaunee County, lies just to the South.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rostok to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,687 miles [7,543 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'