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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Marcy:
    • 43.107510, -88.132869
    • 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 Marcy
  • 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 Waukesha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
    • Since Marcy is near Milwaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Marcy

Communities Also Named Marcy ...

We found six communities that are also named Marcy.

Within Wisconsin, the name Marcy is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Martin County
      • This Marcy is located in Martin County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Marcy that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Marcy.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Marcy [Kings County].
      • Oneida County
      • This Marcy is located in Oneida County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Marcy that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Marcy.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Marcy.
      • Fairfield County
      • This Marcy is located in Fairfield County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Marcy that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Marcy.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wyoming County
      • This Marcy is located in Wyoming County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east of the Marcy that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Marcy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marcy ...

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.

  • Brown Deer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Elm Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Fussville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
  • Hartland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Lake Five
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Five is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
  • Meeker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Meeker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Rockfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Victory Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Victory Center is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
  • Willow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marcy and extending to:

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Marcy to Madison, with an average speed<4> 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 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marcy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Marcy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marcy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Marcy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marcy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1075, Longitude: -88.1329       In this case, the coordinates for Marcy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.759 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.874 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.456 degrees.