Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kewaskum:
  • 43.520275, -88.227596
  • 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 Kewaskum

• 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Since Kewaskum is near Washington County and also Sheboygan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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 Kewaskum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kewaskum ...

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.

• Aurora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Boltonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boltonville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
• Cheeseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheeseville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
• Cranberry Marsh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
• Dundee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Gooseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
• Orchard Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
• Silver Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Young America
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Young America is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

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

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

• Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kewaskum to Fond du Lac, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'