Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waukesha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waukesha and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waukesha
- 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 Waukesha:
- 43.011555, -88.231624
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Waukesha
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
- Since Waukesha is near Milwaukee County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Milwaukee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Waukesha ...
We found one communities that share the name Waukesha.
Within Wisconsin, the name Waukesha is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Waukesha in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waukesha ...
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.
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm Grove
- From Waukesha to Elm Grove
- Fussville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield
- From Waukesha to Greenfield
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lake Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Five
- From Waukesha to Lake Five
- Marcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prospect
- From Waukesha to Prospect
- Summit Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
- Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
- Wind Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wind Lake
- From Waukesha to Wind Lake
How Far From Waukesha 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 city such as Waukesha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Waukesha and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 59 miles [95 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Waukesha to Madison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waukesha: www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Waukesha 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Waukesha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waukesha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0116, Longitude: -88.2316 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Waukesha to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.937 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.535 degrees. |