Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Army Lake:
  • 42.806681, -88.375373
  • 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 Army Lake

• 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Walworth County
  • Since Army Lake is near Waukesha County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
  • eBird sighting report for Racine 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Army Lake ...

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.

• Bowers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Bowers is located in Walworth County
• Eagle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
• Eagleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
• Harbor Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
• Honey Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Honey Creek is located in Racine County
• Honey Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
  • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
• Little Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
  • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
• Mayhews ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
  • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
• Potter Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
  • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Army Lake once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Army Lake and extending to:

• Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Army Lake to Elkhorn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

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