Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colgate
- 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 Colgate:
- 43.193062, -88.206760
- 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 Colgate
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Colgate is near Waukesha County and also Ozaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
- eBird sighting report for Ozaukee 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
Communities Also Named Colgate ...
We found six communities that share the name Colgate.
Within Wisconsin, the name Colgate is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Colgate is located in Baltimore City and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colgate that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Colgate.
- Baltimore County
- This Colgate is located in Baltimore County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east southeast of the Colgate that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colgate.
- Montana
- New York
- North Dakota
- Saskatchewan
- This Colgate lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colgate that is located in Washington County.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colgate ...
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.
- Fussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lake Five
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Meeker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rugby Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Victory Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
- Victory Center is located in Washington County
- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Washington County
- Willow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
How Far From Colgate 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 Colgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colgate and extending to:
- West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Colgate to West Bend, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colgate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1931, Longitude: -88.2068 In this case, the coordinates for Colgate 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 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 Colgate 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 Colgate 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 314.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.941 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.468 degrees. |