Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Utowana Beach:
  • 44.204987, -88.363718
  • 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 Utowana Beach

• 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 Calumet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet County
  • Since Utowana Beach is near Winnebago County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Utowana Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Utowana Beach ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Combined Locks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
• Fox Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Little Chute
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Rainbow Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
• Rockaway Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Sunrise Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
• Whispering Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Utowana Beach to Chilton, 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'