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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 Menomonee Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls:
- 43.178863, -88.117255
- 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 Menomonee Falls
- 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 Menomonee Falls is near Washington County and also Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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 Menomonee Falls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menomonee Falls ...
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.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Fussville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Marcy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Rockfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victory Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Menomonee Falls and extending to:
- Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Menomonee Falls to Waukesha, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Menomonee Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1789, Longitude: -88.1173 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.747 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.426 degrees. |
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