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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 Two Creeks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Creeks 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 Two Creeks:
    • 44.302219, -87.563138
    • 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 Two Creeks
  • 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 Manitowoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
    • Since Two Creeks 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 Two Creeks

Communities Also Named Two Creeks ...

We found one communities that are also named Two Creeks.

Within Wisconsin, the name Two Creeks is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Two Creeks in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Two Creeks lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Two Creeks that is located in Manitowoc County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Creeks ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Bolt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
  • Fisherville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Francis Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Kingsbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
  • Norman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Norman is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Rockwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Two Rivers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people

How Far From Two Creeks 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 community such as Two Creeks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Two Creeks to Manitowoc, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 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 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Two Creeks) 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 Two Creeks 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 Two Creeks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3022, Longitude: -87.5631       In this case, the coordinates for Two Creeks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.349 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.579 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.793 degrees.