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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 West Allis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Allis and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Allis:
- 43.016650, -88.007257
- 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 West Allis
- 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 Milwaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee County
- Since West Allis is near Waukesha County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for West Allis
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Allis ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Fussville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefish Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Allis 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 West Allis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Allis and extending to:
- Milwaukee, which is the Seat of Milwaukee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Allis 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 three full days. 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Allis) 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 West Allis 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 West Allis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0166, Longitude: -88.0073 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.675 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.419 degrees. |
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