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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 Milwaukee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee:
- 41.423640, -75.780054
- 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 Milwaukee
- 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 Milwaukee ...
We found five communities that share the name Milwaukee.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Milwaukee is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Milwaukee [Barton County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Milwaukee [Butler County].
- Stafford County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Stafford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Milwaukee.
- North Carolina
- Northampton County
- This Milwaukee is located in Northampton County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Milwaukee that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Milwaukee.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- This Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Milwaukee that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Milwaukee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milwaukee ...
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.
- Barbertown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
- Bush Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
- Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
- Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Hillside Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
- Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
- Hughestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Lockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
- Lockville is located in Wyoming County
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Ransom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spike Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Starks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Starks is located in Lackawanna County
How Far From Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milwaukee and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Milwaukee to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Milwaukee 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Milwaukee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milwaukee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milwaukee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4236, Longitude: -75.7801 In this case, the coordinates for Milwaukee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Milwaukee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.936 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.754 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.135 degrees. |
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