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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 Sturgeon Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay:
- 44.828908, -87.382120
- 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 Sturgeon Bay
- 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 Sturgeon Bay is near Kewaunee County and also Menominee 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 Menominee 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 Sturgeon Bay
Communities Also Named Sturgeon Bay ...
We found one communities that are also named Sturgeon Bay.
Within Wisconsin, the name Sturgeon Bay is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Sturgeon Bay in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturgeon Bay ...
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.
- Carlsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carlsville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsville
- Egg Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Institute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Institute is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Little Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Whitefish Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
How Far From Sturgeon Bay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sturgeon Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sturgeon Bay and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sturgeon Bay 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sturgeon Bay) 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 Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8289, Longitude: -87.3821 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.21 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.528 degrees. |
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