Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oconomowoc:
  • 43.102784, -88.496766
  • 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 Oconomowoc

• 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 Oconomowoc is near Jefferson County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Oconomowoc

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oconomowoc ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Hartland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
• Heath Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
• Helenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
• Lake Five
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Five is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
• Pipersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
• Slabtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Sugar Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
• Summit Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

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

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

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oconomowoc to Waukesha, 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 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 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'