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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 Mequon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mequon 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 Mequon:
- 43.221644, -88.003590
- 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 Mequon
- 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 Ozaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
- Since Mequon 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 Mequon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mequon ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Cedarburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decker Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Fox Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Fussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Horns Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meeker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Rockfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Victory Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
- Whitefish Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Mequon 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 city such as Mequon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mequon and extending to:
- Port Washington, which is the Seat of Ozaukee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mequon to Port Washington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 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 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mequon) 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 Mequon 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 Mequon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2216, Longitude: -88.0036 In this case, the coordinates for Mequon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.67 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.789 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.355 degrees. |
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