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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 Squire Glen Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squire Glen Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Squire Glen Estates:
    • 42.904459, -88.117866
    • 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 Squire Glen Estates
  • 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 Squire Glen Estates is near Milwaukee County and also Racine 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 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 Squire Glen Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squire Glen Estates ...

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.

  • Elm Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Harbor Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Kneeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kneeland is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Union Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Wind Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

How Far From Squire Glen Estates 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 Squire Glen Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Squire Glen Estates to Waukesha, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Squire Glen Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Squire Glen Estates 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 Squire Glen Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9045, Longitude: -88.1179       In this case, the coordinates for Squire Glen Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.751 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.508 degrees.