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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 Delafield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delafield 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 Delafield:
    • 43.069731, -88.392041
    • 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 Delafield
  • 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 Waukesha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
    • Since Delafield is near Jefferson County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Delafield

Communities Also Named Delafield ...

We found two communities that are also named Delafield.

Within Wisconsin, the name Delafield is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Delafield is located in Hamilton County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south of the Delafield that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Delafield.
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Delafield is located in Warren County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Delafield that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Delafield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delafield ...

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.

  • Eagle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
  • Eagleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Hartland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Heath Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
  • Lake Five
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Five is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
  • Marcy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Pipersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
  • Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Slabtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Sugar Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
  • Summit Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
  • Willow Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delafield to Waukesha, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 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 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delafield) 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 Delafield 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 Delafield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0697, Longitude: -88.3920       In this case, the coordinates for Delafield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.934 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.068 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.599 degrees.