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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 Wittenberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg:
- 44.826732, -89.166232
- 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 Wittenberg
- 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 Shawano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
- Since Wittenberg is near Marathon County and also Waupaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca 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 Wittenberg
Communities Also Named Wittenberg ...
We found four communities that are also named Wittenberg.
Within Wisconsin, the name Wittenberg is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Wittenberg is located in Perry County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wittenberg.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Wittenberg is located in Ulster County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Wittenberg.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Wittenberg is located in Somerset County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wittenberg.
- South Dakota
- Hutchinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Wittenberg [Hutchinson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wittenberg ...
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.
- Big Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Five Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Hunting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
- Little Eau Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shantytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Split Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wittenberg 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 village such as Wittenberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wittenberg and extending to:
- Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wittenberg to Shawano, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). 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 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wittenberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Wittenberg 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8267, Longitude: -89.1662 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.433 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.474 degrees. |
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