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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Kenosha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Kenosha and the surrounding area.
- 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 South Kenosha:
- 42.540298, -87.834241
- 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 South Kenosha
- 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 South Kenosha 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 South Kenosha
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Kenosha ...
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.
- Carol Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Beach is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Beach
- Dunes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dunes Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Park
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Old Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pleasant Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <1>
How Far From South Kenosha 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 South Kenosha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Kenosha and extending to:
- Kenosha, which is the Seat of Kenosha County, lies just to the North.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from South Kenosha to Madison, with an average speed<3>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 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Kenosha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from South Kenosha to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Kenosha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5403, Longitude: -87.8342 In this case, the coordinates for South Kenosha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.565 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.473 degrees. |
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