Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shoemaker Point:
  • 44.720550, -87.720654
  • 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 Shoemaker Point

• 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 Door County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
  • Since Shoemaker Point is near Kewaunee County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee 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 Shoemaker Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoemaker Point ...

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.

• Champion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Champion is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Chapel Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Ridge is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
• Clyde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Edgewater Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Forestville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Humboldt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Little Sturgeon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
• Little Suamico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
• Maplewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Red Banks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Banks is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Ryans Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
• Sugar Bush
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

How Far From Shoemaker Point 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 Shoemaker Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shoemaker Point to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 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>'