Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dousman:
  • 43.014732, -88.471487
  • 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 Dousman

• 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 Dousman is near Jefferson County and also Walworth 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 Walworth 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 Dousman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dousman ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Hartland
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
• Hebron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Helenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
• Little Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
• Pipersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
• Slabtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Summit Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

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

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

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dousman to Waukesha, with an average speed<2> 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 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 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'