Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goerkes Corner:
  • 43.036401, -88.166202
  • 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 Goerkes Corner

• 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 Goerkes Corner is near Milwaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Goerkes Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goerkes Corner ...

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.

• Butler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
• Elm Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
• Fussville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Hartland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
• Marcy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Willow Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Goerkes Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goerkes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Goerkes Corner 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'