Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kansasville:
  • 42.682518, -88.110364
  • 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 Kansasville

• 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 Kansasville is near Kenosha County and also Walworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth 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 Kansasville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kansasville ...

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.

• Cedar Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Eagle Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
• Harbor Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Hickory Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• Paddock Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
• Paris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paris is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Rosewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
• Wheatland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kansasville to Racine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'