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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holy Cross:
    • 43.470371, -87.895624
    • 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 Holy Cross
  • 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 Ozaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
    • Since Holy Cross is near Sheboygan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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 Holy Cross

Communities Also Named Holy Cross ...

We found five communities that are also named Holy Cross.

Within Wisconsin, the name Holy Cross is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Holy Cross lies 3,069 miles [4,939.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holy Cross that is located in Ozaukee County.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Delaware County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holy Cross that is located in Ozaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Holy Cross.
      • Dubuque County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west southwest of the Holy Cross that is located in Ozaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Holy Cross.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pottawatomie County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Holy Cross.
    • Kentucky
      • Marion County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Marion County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Holy Cross that is located in Ozaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Holy Cross.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holy Cross ...

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.

  • Adell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Belgium
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boltonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Cheeseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cheeseville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
  • Cranberry Marsh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
  • Decker
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Decker is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
  • Gooseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
  • Horns Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Random Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

How Far From Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holy Cross and extending to:

  • Port Washington, which is the Seat of Ozaukee County, lies just to the South.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Holy Cross to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Cross) 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 Holy Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4704, Longitude: -87.8956       In this case, the coordinates for Holy Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.737 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.225 degrees.