Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Salem Lakes:
  • 42.554785, -88.110704
  • 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 Salem Lakes

• 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 Kenosha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
  • Since Salem Lakes is near Lake County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine 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 Salem Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salem Lakes ...

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.

• Channel Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
• Fox River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fox River is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fox River
  • From Salem Lakes to Fox River
• Grass Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
• Hickory Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Lake Catherine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Liberty Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
• Loon Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
• Paddock Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
• Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paris
  • From Salem Lakes to Paris
• Pikeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Twin Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Twin Lakes
  • From Salem Lakes to Twin Lakes
• Wheatland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Salem Lakes 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 community such as Salem Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kenosha, which is the Seat of Kenosha County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Salem Lakes to Kenosha, 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 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 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 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'