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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Brittany Estates
  • 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 Lake Brittany Estates:
    • 42.909460, -88.077032
    • 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 Lake Brittany Estates
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Brittany Estates ...

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.

  • Elm Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Kneeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Oak Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Union Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
  • Wind Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
    • Wind Lake is located in Racine County

How Far From Lake Brittany Estates 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 Lake Brittany Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Brittany Estates and extending to:

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Brittany Estates to Waukesha, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west (W). 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Brittany Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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- Lake Brittany Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Brittany Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9095, Longitude: -88.0770       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Brittany Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake Brittany Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.723 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.486 degrees.









 

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