Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Golden Country Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Country Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Golden Country Estates

• 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 Golden Country Estates:
  • 42.922237, -88.102311
  • 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 Golden Country Estates

• 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 Golden Country Estates is near Milwaukee County and also Racine 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 Racine 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 Golden Country Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Country Estates ...

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.

• Elm Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Kneeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Raymond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Union Church
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
• Wind Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

How Far From Golden Country Estates 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 Golden Country Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Golden Country Estates to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 640 miles [1,030 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 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'