Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inlet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inlet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inlet
- 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 Inlet:
- 42.627238, -88.585101
- 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 Inlet
- 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Since Inlet is near McHenry County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Inlet ...
We found nine communities that share the name Inlet.
There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Inlet.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Inlet lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Inlet that is located in Walworth County.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Inlet [Culpeper County].
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Inlet [Virginia Beach City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inlet ...
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.
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Foot Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Bowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Heart Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Johnstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Lake Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Mayhews ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Shady Side ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shady Side is located in Walworth County
How Far From Inlet 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 Inlet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inlet and extending to:
- Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Inlet to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 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 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inlet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Inlet 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inlet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inlet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6272, Longitude: -88.5851 In this case, the coordinates for Inlet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Inlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Inlet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.158 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.827 degrees. |