Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Waupun:
  • 43.624156, -88.690662
  • 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 East Waupun

• 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Since East Waupun is near Fond du Lac County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 East Waupun

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Waupun ...

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.

• Fairwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Farmersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmersville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Fox Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Fox Lake Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
• LeRoy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
• Mayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
• Minnesota Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
• Oak Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
• Rogersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Rolling Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
• Sunset Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From East Waupun 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 East Waupun to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Waupun to Juneau, with an average speed<2> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'