Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland 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 Highland Beach:
- 44.186654, -88.315940
- 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 Highland 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 Calumet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calumet County
- Since Highland Beach is near Winnebago County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Highland Beach ...
We found seven communities that share the name Highland Beach.
Within Wisconsin, the name Highland Beach 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 ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Highland Beach is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Highland Beach that is located in Calumet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Highland Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Beach that is located in Calumet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Highland Beach.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Highland Beach [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Highland Beach is located in Cayuga County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Beach that is located in Calumet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Highland Beach.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Highland Beach [Oklahoma County].
- Ontario
- This Highland Beach lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Beach that is located in Calumet County.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Highland Beach is located in Kent County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Beach that is located in Calumet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Highland Beach.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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.
- Combined Locks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Forest Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Fox Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- High Cliff ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
- High Cliff is located in Calumet County
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Rainbow Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
- Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Rockaway Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
- Sunrise Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
- Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
How Far From Highland Beach 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 Highland Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Beach and extending to:
- Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Beach to Chilton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.wi.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1867, Longitude: -88.3159 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Highland Beach 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Highland Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.222 degrees. |