Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saukville:
  • 43.383891, -87.941479
  • 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 Saukville

• 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 Saukville is near Washington County and also Sheboygan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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 Saukville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saukville ...

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.

• Belgium
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
• Cedarburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
• Cheeseville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheeseville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
• Decker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decker is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Decker Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
• Holy Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
• Horns Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
• Lake Church
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
• Random Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people

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

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

• Port Washington, which is the Seat of Ozaukee County, lies just to the East.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saukville to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'