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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 Decker Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Decker Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Decker Corner:
    • 43.351392, -88.045091
    • 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 Decker Corner
  • 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 Ozaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
    • Since Decker Corner is near Washington County and also Milwaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee 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 Decker Corner

Communities Also Named Decker Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Decker Corner.

Within Wisconsin, the name Decker Corner is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Decker Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Decker Corner that is located in Ozaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Decker Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Decker Corner ...

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 Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedarburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Cheeseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cheeseville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
  • Holy Cross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Horns Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
  • Meeker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meeker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Orchard Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
  • Rockfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Rugby Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
  • Victory Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Victory Center is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
  • Willow Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Young America
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Young America is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

How Far From Decker Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Decker Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Decker Corner and extending to:

  • Port Washington, which is the Seat of Ozaukee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Decker Corner to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Decker Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Decker Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Decker Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3514, Longitude: -88.0451       In this case, the coordinates for Decker Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.696 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.337 degrees.