Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alderley:
  • 43.217504, -88.449821
  • 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 Alderley

• 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Since Alderley is near Waukesha County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Alderley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alderley ...

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.

• Cedar Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Hartland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
• Herman Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Herman Center is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
• Iron Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
• Lake Five
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Five is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
• Meeker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Meeker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Pike Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
• Pipersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
• Rubicon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
• Rugby Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
• Sugar Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
• Summit Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alderley and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alderley to Juneau, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'