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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 Genesee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Genesee and the surrounding area.

  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine 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 Genesee

Communities Also Named Genesee ...

We found seven communities that are also named Genesee.

Within Wisconsin, the name Genesee is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of seven communities that are located 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
      • Plumas County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Genesee [Plumas County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Genesee is located in Jefferson County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west of the Genesee that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Genesee.
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • This Genesee is located in Latah County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Genesee that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Genesee.
    • Iowa
      • Tama County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Genesee [Tama County].
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Genesee is located in Genesee County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east of the Genesee that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Genesee.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Genesee is located in Potter County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the east of the Genesee that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Genesee.

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)
    • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
  • Eagleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Hartland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Heath Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
  • Little Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
  • Potter Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Slabtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Summit Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
  • Wind Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

How Far From Genesee 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Genesee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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>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.
<5>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.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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.913 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.027 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees.