Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Cape:
  • 42.778629, -88.070919
  • 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 North Cape

• 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 Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
  • Since North Cape is near Milwaukee County and also Waukesha 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 Waukesha 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 North Cape

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Cape ...

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 Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
• Harbor Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Hickory Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• Kansasville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kansasville is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
• Kneeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Raymond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Union Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
• Wind Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

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

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

• Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Cape to Racine, 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 four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'