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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 Waverly Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waverly Beach 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 Waverly Beach:
    • 44.210265, -88.404552
    • 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 Waverly 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 Waverly 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 Waverly Beach

Communities Also Named Waverly Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named Waverly Beach.

Within Wisconsin, the name Waverly Beach is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Waverly Beach in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Waverly Beach lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east of the Waverly Beach that is located in Calumet County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waverly 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
    (5 miles [8 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • High Cliff ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
  • Island Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
  • Little Chute
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Mackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Rainbow Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
  • Rockaway Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Sunrise Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
  • Whispering Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Waverly Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waverly Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waverly 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 five to six hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 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 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waverly Beach) 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 Waverly Beach 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 Waverly Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2103, Longitude: -88.4046       In this case, the coordinates for Waverly Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.924 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.219 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.261 degrees.