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*** X-MAS 2007 ***



Just in time for my favourite 7&7 - Seven and Seven - cocktail
1/3 Seagram's 7 Crown American Whiskey - 2/3 Seven-Up - Iced Cubes
- 14&14 after a while - :)


Amsterdam - 10:55 - Chicago - 13:24 - UA 909 - Boeing 767-300 - 9:29hrs scheduled - 33B
Chicago - 16:05 - Milwaukee - 16:49 - UA 6062 - CRJ-200 - 00:44hrs - 11A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Green Bay - 14:33 - Chicago - 15:34 - UA 6758 - CRJ-200 - 01:01hrs - 6D
Chicago - 17:57 - Amsterdam - 09:10 - UA 908 - Boeing 767-300 - 08:13hrs - 15B

- - - - - WISCONSIN - - NETHERLANDS - - - - - -

Comparison - Wisconsin versus The Netherlands
Wisconsin versus The Netherlands aka Holland - 4 times = 25%
UTM16 - WGS84 - projection

Always told the folks that "The Netherlands" - NL - did fit roughly 4 times into Wisconsin - WI
With one of my great GIS-DTM-tools - "Global Mapper" - I got it visible too -
Population 2007 - WI = 5.5 Million, NL = 16.5 Million
Population 2019 - WI = 5.8 Million, NL = 17.2 Million
People on a square mile - WI = 99 Sq mi , NL = 1023 Sq mi


Click on the flags for more info at Wikipedia
- Will open in new window -

Another question is mostly about the weather. So I made this 6-month graph


Fahrenheit - Average temperature - Celcius
Max and Min temperatures are slightly higher or lower as in this graph
Max 50F and Min 30F will give an average of 37F in my formula i.e.
For Wisconsin we do have a "land-climate", while the milder "sea-climate" effects Holland
Mid January the plants are already growing. "Sneeuwklokjes" are mostly the first
This image was taken - 11 Feb 2008 - along the bicycle track to my office
my home-work route


SNOWDROPS - GALANTHUS NIVALIS - 11 Feb 2008 -

25 Jun 2002 - Brand new 'GTR' - 400 km / 250 mi on the meter
brand new "GTR" - 25 Jun 2002, Dutch Hill, PA - 400 km on the meter -
km (43946 mi) mileage on 'old' 2002 GTR

28 Nov 2019 - Brand new 'KWT'- Koga World Traveller
brand new 'KWT'- Koga World Traveller - 28 Nov 2019 -

present WTR Mileage:
km (7518 mi) mileage on 'new' 2019 KWT

KWT projected mileage for 2022 is 5907 km (3692 mi)
See local home-work biking area

Equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24901 miles (40075 km)
However, from pole-to-pole — the meridional circumference — Earth is only 24860 miles (40008 km) around
This shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid
info space.com

GTR mileage for 2022   is 2282 km (1418 mi)
GTR mileage for 2021 was 3650 km (2268 mi)
GTR mileage for 2020 was 5555 km (3452 mi)
GTR mileage for 2019 was 4542 km (2822 mi)
GTR mileage for 2018 was 4231 km (2629 mi)
GTR mileage for 2017 was 3886 km (2415 mi)
GTR mileage for 2016 was 4279 km (2659 mi)
GTR mileage for 2015 was 5555 km (3452 mi)
GTR mileage for 2014 was 4646 km (2887 mi)
GTR mileage for 2013 was 4509 km (2802 mi)
GTR mileage for 2012 was 5071 km (3151 mi)
GTR mileage for 2011 was 4606 km (2862 mi)
GTR mileage for 2010 was 3377 km (2098 mi)
GTR mileage for 2009 was 3560 km (2212 mi)
GTR mileage for 2008 was 3207 km (1993 mi) - Race 0 km (0 mi) = 3207 km (1993 mi)
GTR mileage for 2007 was 3819 km (2373 mi) - Race 102 km (63 mi) = 3921 km (2436 mi)
GTR mileage for 2006 was 2983 km (1854 mi) - Race 6193 km (3848 mi) = 9176 km (5702 mi)

28 Apr 2011 - 32000 km / 20000 mi on the meter
00000 km / 00000 mi / 01 May 2002
32000 km / 20000 mi / 28 Apr 2011
50000 km / 31250 mi / 27 Jan 2015
54000 km / 33554 mi / 20 Oct 2015
60000 km / 37282 mi / 10 Mar 2017
62000 km / 38525 mi / 14 Sep 2017
63000 km / 39146 mi / 17 Dec 2017
64000 km / 39768 mi / 23 Mar 2018
65000 km / 40389 mi / 12 Jun 2018
68000 km / 42253 mi / 25 Feb 2019
69000 km / 42874 mi / 12 May 2019
70724 km / 43946 mi / 18 Oct 2019

Below on-line temperature and time ( few minutes off )




Lelystad (Flevoland) is 24 miles SW of Vollenhove

max 40-35-30-25-20-15-10-05-00-05-10-15-17-20-25-30-35-40 min Celsius...
max 104-95-86-77-68-59-50-41-32-23-14-05-00-04-13-22-31-40 min Fahrenheit
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max 100-90-80-70-60-50-40-32-30-20-10-00-10-20-30-40 min Fahrenheit
max 38-32-27-21-16-10-04-00-01-07-12-18-23-29-34-40 min Celsius...

Another difference - Sunrise and Sunset
In winter max 1:12 hrs less daylight, while in summer max 1:18 hrs more in Vollenhove
As a result of the latitude position - see numbers and image below -
VOLLENHOVE - LAT: 52° 41' 00"N - LONG: 05° 57' 00"E
GREEN BAY - LAT: 44° 31' 00"N - LONG: 88° 01' 00"W
My rule of thumb:
"You can fit Holland in the same position as the Calgary-Edmonton area"
Wisconsin fits 42°30'N - Border Spain/France - and 47°00'N - same height as Mid-Switzerland



* * * 2008 * * *

Area

Population - Million -

km2

People - km2 -

Sq mi

People - Sq mi-

Netherlands

16.5

41.526

397

16.033

1029

Wisconsin

5.5

169.790

32

65.498

84

Alberta

3.5

661.848

5

255.541

14

France

64.5

674.843

96

260.558

248


* * * 2011 * * *

Area

Population - Million -

km2

People - km2 -

Sq mi

People - Sq mi-

Netherlands

16.7

41.526

402

16.033

1042

Wisconsin

5.7

169.790

34

65.498

87

Alberta

3.7

661.848

6

255.541

14

France

65.8

674.843

98

260.558

253


12 Jun 2013 - Netherlands: 16.805.037
2018 estimate: 17.215.830

Small facts:
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The Netherlands fits 4 times in Wisconsin
Wisconsin fits 4 times in France
Alberta and France are roughly the same size
The Netherlands will fit 16 times into Alberta and France
That's 264 Million - using the Dutch density -
Projected population of the USA is 322.0 Million - check USA population here on-line -
USA population is gaining every week with 46523 - @ Oct 2015 - One per 13 seconds
35576 - @ January 2014 - One per 17 seconds
37800 - @ December 2013 - One per 16 seconds
40320 - @ November 2012 - One per 15 seconds
43200 - @ April 2012 - One per 14 seconds
46523 - @ June 2012 - One per 13 seconds
50400 - @ October 2010 - One per 12 seconds
54982 - @ September 2010 - One per 11 seconds
60480 - @ - One per 10 seconds


http://www.sunrisesunset.com

On this site of Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco, you can
Converting Addresses to/from Latitude/Longitude in One Step
- Worldwide -

GRB = Green Bay, WI - 44°31'00"N, 88°01'00"W - CST - 6 hrs West of Greenwich
Green Bay, WI, 44.5167 N, 88.0167 W - (decimal format)
Monthly Sunrise Sunset Times - Green Bay
VOL = Vollenhove, NL - 52°41'00"N, 05°57'00"E - CET - 1 hr East of Greenwich
Vollenhove, NL, 52.6833 N, 5.9500 E - (decimal format)
Monthly Sunrise Sunset Times - Vollenhove

Civil Twilight ( Sun is 6 degrees below the horizon )
Nautical Twilight ( Sun is 12 degrees below the horizon )
Astonomical Twilight ( Sun is 18 degrees below the horizon )
- source: www.sunrisesunset.com -
------------------------------------------------------------------
7:28 - 16:12 in GRB - abs. values Winter - day light 8:49 hrs + 1:13 Visible light = 9:56 hrs
8:48 - 16:20 in VOL - abs. values Winter - day light 7:37 hrs + 1:24 visible light = 9:01 hrs
------------------------------------------------------------------
5:06 - 20:40 in GRB - abs. values Summer - day light 15:34 hrs + 1:13 Visible light = 16:47 hrs
5:11 - 22:04 in VOL - abs. values Summer - day light 16:53 hrs + 1:41 Visible light = 18:34 hrs
DST - DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME -
------------------------------------------------------------------

Another good site on this topic - and easily use the data - is at
Western Washington University Planitarium


SUNRISE-SUNSET AMPLITUDE
!!! - Graph is made for 2008 - !!!

Your local - computer time - is
Time difference between Green Bay, Wisconsin vs Vollenhove, The Netherlands is 7 hrs
See weather buttons or clocks below
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18:00pm in Amsterdam = 11:00am Green Bay
18:00pm in Green Bay = 01:00am Amsterdam - next day -
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However, while changing to "SUMMER TIME" it can be 6 hrs for a short period
2011 - Wisconsin will change - 2am - March 13 / 2am - November 6 - 2011
2011 - The Netherlands will change - 2am - March 27 / 2am - October 30 - 2011

- - - - -
Vollenhove, NL - London, ON - Green Bay, WI - Saskatoon, SK - Calgary, AB - Vancouver, BC

- - - - -
Amsterdam, NL - Boston,MA - Kansas City,KS - Los Angeles,CA - Honolulu,HI - Sidney, AUS

Here 25 "Worldclocks" from all over the world were I was in the past ;)
- you can also make your own setup -
WORLDCLOCKS




At the right moment in the Amberg pub of Gordy & Norma
Knew this pub since summer 1988 !!!

Sat. 22 Dec 2007, Amberg - Deb, Tommie & Edward "Ed", Myra , Jeanine-"Angel", PATS and Norma
Hadn't seen Myra since 1992 - see my Winter 1992 page -
A real surprise and a good time

Tommie L. Hartley , 81, a former Crivitz and Manitowoc resident, died Sat. 27 Nov 2010
at her daughter’s residence under hospice care in San Diego, Ca. where she had resided since 3 Nov 2010
Born on Sat. 13 Jul 1929, Austin, Tex., daughter of the late Mac and Ada Collins Melton
On Thu. 8 Apr 1948 she married Ben Hartley in New Mexico, and he preceded her in death
Survived by special friend, Ed Bergles

Edward L. Bergles Sr.
Wausaukee - Passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the age of 88
Ed, also known as “The Instigator" by close friends was blessed with a great life and adored by many

TOMMIE & ED
THANKS for all the GOOD moments I was able to share with you in Wisconsin - PATS
- . - . -


After my 7&7's - NO wings this time - 2 FULL plates + 2 drinks = $16.04 - and still some "US" change for a shot



Location Vollenhove - without DST -
- Don't see a DST button here - or implemented - use the TimeZone to adjust
as I did in the link below ;)
Location Vollenhove - with DST - 27 March 2011 - 30 October 2011
!! all extern links are set to "month=1" of 2021 !!
For the Green Bay area the same settings
Location Green Bay - with DST - 13 March 2011 - 6 November 2011



- more images on their way -

*** Cheers - 2008 ***

I told you: "14&14" :)


Doggie bags (incl.) - :)


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