Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waxdale:
  • 42.698075, -87.877856
  • 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 Waxdale

• 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 Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
  • Since Waxdale is near Kenosha County and also Milwaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee 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 Waxdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waxdale ...

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 Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
• Franksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franksville is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
• Hickory Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• Kansasville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kansasville is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
• Kneeland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Pleasant Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
• Raymond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Timber Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Union Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Union Grove is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
• Wind Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wind Point is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people

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

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

• Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Waxdale to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'