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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 Sunset Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunset Point:
    • 44.055539, -88.587612
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sunset Point
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sunset Point ...

We found six communities that share the name Sunset Point.

There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Sunset Point.

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

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • La Crosse County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sunset Point [La Crosse County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Point lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sunset Point that is located in Winnebago County.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<2> to the west of the Sunset Point that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Sunset Point.
    • Florida
      • Monroe County
      • This Sunset Point is located in Monroe County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sunset Point that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sunset Point.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Sunset Point is located in Cecil County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sunset Point that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Sunset Point.
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sunset Point [Lake County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

  • Black Wolf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Harbor Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harbor Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
  • Indian Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
    • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
  • Island Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
    • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Leonards Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
    • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Rainbow Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
    • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Rockaway Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Shangri La Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri La Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
    • Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Stony Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Winnebago County

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

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

  • Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Point to Madison, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunset Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Sunset Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0555, Longitude: -88.5876       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sunset Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sunset Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.052 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.342 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees.




 

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