Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ryans Corner:
  • 44.513331, -87.607867
  • 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 Ryans Corner

• 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 Ryans Corner is near Brown County and also Door County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door 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 Ryans Corner

Communities Also Named Ryans Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Ryans Corner.

Within Wisconsin, the name Ryans Corner is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ryans Corner that is located in Kewaunee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Ryans Corner.
  • Quebec
    • This Ryans Corner lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ryans Corner that is located in Kewaunee County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryans Corner ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Birchwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Champion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Clyde
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Henrysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
• Humboldt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Norman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Norman is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Poland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poland is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
• Sugar Bush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

How Far From Ryans Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ryans Corner and extending to:

• Kewaunee, which is the Seat of Kewaunee County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ryans Corner 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 667 miles [1,073.4 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 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'