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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 Honey Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek:
    • 42.748333, -88.309308
    • 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 Honey Creek
  • 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 Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
    • Since Honey Creek is near Walworth County and also Waukesha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Honey Creek

Communities Also Named Honey Creek ...

We found seven communities that are also named Honey Creek.

Within Wisconsin, the name Honey Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Rockdale County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Honey Creek [Rockdale County].
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Ogle County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Honey Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Henry County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Honey Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the west of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Honey Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Cole County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Honey Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the east of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Honey Creek.
    • Texas
      • Comal County
      • This Honey Creek is located in Comal County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Honey Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Creek ...

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.

  • Bowers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Eagle Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Honey Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayhews ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
  • Potter Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
  • Rosewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Wind Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Honey Creek to Racine, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking 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 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Honey Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Honey Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7483, Longitude: -88.3093    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.881 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.962 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.652 degrees.