Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mukwonago:
  • 42.866403, -88.331205
  • 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 Mukwonago

• 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 Mukwonago is near Racine County and also Walworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth 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 Mukwonago

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mukwonago ...

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.

• Eagle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
• Eagleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Harbor Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Honey Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Honey Creek is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Honey Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
• Little Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
• Mayhews ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
• Potter Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Wind Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

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

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

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mukwonago 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 649 miles [1,044.5 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 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'