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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slovan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slovan and the surrounding area.
- 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 Slovan:
- 44.530831, -87.583144
- 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 Slovan
- 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 Slovan 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 Slovan
Communities Also Named Slovan ...
We found one communities that are also named Slovan.
Within Wisconsin, the name Slovan is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Slovan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Slovan is located in Washington County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Slovan that is located in Kewaunee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Slovan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slovan ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Champion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Henrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrysville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Humboldt is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Ryans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
- Sugar Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
How Far From Slovan 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 Slovan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slovan 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 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Slovan 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slovan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Slovan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slovan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5308, Longitude: -87.5831 In this case, the coordinates for Slovan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.356 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.73 degrees. |
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