Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valders:
  • 44.065749, -87.884606
  • 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 Valders

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
  • Since Valders is near Calumet County and also Sheboygan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Calumet County
  • eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valders ...

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.

• Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Branch is located in Manitowoc County
• Clover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Manitowoc County
• Louis Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
  • Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Manitowoc County
• Reedsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
• Rube
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
  • Rube is located in Manitowoc County
• School Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
  • School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
• Spring Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County

How Far From Valders 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 village such as Valders to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valders and extending to:

• Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Valders to Manitowoc, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Valders: www.valders.org/

The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/

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