Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Five:
  • 43.192498, -88.271646
  • 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 Lake Five

• 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 Lake Five is near Waukesha County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Lake Five

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Five ...

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 Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Creek
  • From Lake Five to Cedar Creek
• Fussville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
• Hartland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
• Marcy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Meeker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meeker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Pike Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
• Rockfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockfield
  • From Lake Five to Rockfield
• Rugby Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
• Victory Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Victory Center is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
• Willow Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
• Willow Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

• West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Five to West Bend, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, 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 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'