Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Genesee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Genesee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Genesee
- 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 Genesee:
- 42.952790, -88.358984
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Genesee
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
- Since Genesee is near Racine County and also Walworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Racine County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Genesee ...
We found seven communities that share the name Genesee.
Within Wisconsin, the name Genesee is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Genesee lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Genesee that is located in Waukesha County.
- California
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Genesee ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Heath Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
- Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Little Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Slabtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Summit Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
- Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Wind Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
How Far From Genesee 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 Genesee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Genesee and extending to:
- Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Genesee to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Genesee: www.towngenesee.org/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genesee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Genesee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9528, Longitude: -88.3590 In this case, the coordinates for Genesee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Genesee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Genesee could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Genesee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.027 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |