Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest Glen Beach:
  • 43.816926, -88.932335
  • 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 Forest Glen Beach

• 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 Green Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake County
  • Since Forest Glen Beach is near Fond du Lac County and also Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Forest Glen Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Glen Beach ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Green Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Green Lake Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Pleasant Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Rush Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
• Sandstone Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sandstone Bluff is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Bluff
• Spring Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

How Far From Forest Glen Beach 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 Forest Glen Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Green Lake, which is the Seat of Green Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Glen Beach to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'