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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 Utica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Utica 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 Utica:
    • 43.022231, -88.484821
    • 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 Utica
  • 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 Utica is near Jefferson County and also Walworth 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 Walworth 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 Utica

Communities Also Named Utica ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Utica.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Utica.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Dane County
      • This Utica is located in Dane County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Utica.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Utica.
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Utica is located in La Salle County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Utica.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Utica is located in Clark County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Utica.
    • Iowa
      • Van Buren County
      • This Utica is located in Van Buren County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Utica.
    • Kansas
      • Ness County
      • This Utica is located in Ness County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Utica.
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • This Utica is located in Daviess County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Utica.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Utica is located in Frederick County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Utica.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Utica is located in Macomb County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Utica.
    • Minnesota
      • Winona County
      • This Utica is located in Winona County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Utica.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Utica is located in Hinds County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the south of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Utica.
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • This Utica is located in Livingston County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Utica.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Utica [Fergus County].
      • Judith Basin County
      • This Utica is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Utica.
    • Nebraska
      • Seward County
      • This Utica is located in Seward County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Utica.
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Utica [York County].
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Utica is located in Oneida County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Utica.
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This Utica is located in Knox County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Utica.
      • Warren County
      • This Utica is located in Warren County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Utica.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Utica is located in Bryan County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Utica.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Utica.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Utica is located in Venango County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Utica.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Utica is located in Oconee County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Utica.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Utica is located in Yankton County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Utica.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Utica.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Utica is located in Jackson County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southeast of the Utica that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Utica.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Utica ...

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.

  • Eagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
  • Eagleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Hartland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Heath Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Helenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
  • Little Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
  • Pipersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
  • Slabtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Summit Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Utica and extending to:

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Utica to Waukesha, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 46 miles [74 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 660 miles [1,062.2 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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Utica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Utica could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Utica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Utica 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 Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0222, Longitude: -88.4848       In this case, the coordinates for Utica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.997 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.133 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.66 degrees.