Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waukau:
  • 43.989149, -88.771777
  • 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 Waukau

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Waukau is near Fond du Lac County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 Waukau

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waukau ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Harbor Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
• Island Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Leonards Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
• Ring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
• Rush Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
• Shangri La Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waukau to Oshkosh, with an average speed<2> 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 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 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'