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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 Brant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brant 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 Brant:
    • 44.073293, -88.203521
    • 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 Brant
  • 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 Brant ...

We found seven communities that share the name Brant.

Within Wisconsin, the name Brant is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Brant lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brant that is located in Calumet County.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Brant is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brant that is located in Calumet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Brant.
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Brant is located in Saginaw County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brant that is located in Calumet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Brant.
    • Missouri
      • Moniteau 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 Missouri community of Brant [Moniteau County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Brant is located in Erie County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brant that is located in Calumet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Brant.
    • Ontario
      • This Brant lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brant that is located in Calumet County.
    • Texas
      • Reeves 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 Texas community of Brant [Reeves County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brant ...

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.

  • Brothertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
    • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
  • Forest Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
    • Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
  • Gravesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Calumet County
  • High Cliff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
    • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Maple Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
    • Maple Heights is located in Calumet County
  • Marytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
    • Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Potter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Rockaway Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Sunset Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County

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

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

  • Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Brant to Madison, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.wi.us/

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

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 from Point A (ie- Brant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0733, Longitude: -88.2035       In this case, the coordinates for Brant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Brant 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.047 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.199 degrees.









 

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