Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kohlsville:
  • 43.471108, -88.322042
  • 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 Kohlsville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kohlsville ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Aurora is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Boltonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boltonville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
• Cedar Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Cheeseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheeseville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
• Farmersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Herman Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Herman Center is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
• Iron Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
• Mayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mayville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
• Orchard Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
• Pike Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
• Rubicon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
• Young America
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Young America is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

How Far From Kohlsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kohlsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kohlsville to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'