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West Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Introduction ...
Below are places that are close (or relative) to West Milwaukee.
This page contains six sections:
Around West Milwaukee ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Milwaukee. It lies just north of West Milwaukee. Milwaukee has a population of 595,000 people.<1>
The next largest community is Kenosha.
It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the south of West Milwaukee and has a population of 99,600 people.
For comparison, West Milwaukee has a population of 4,200 people.
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The following large communities are also in the area. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are driving it.<2>
Community | 2016 Population | Direction | Distance |
Gurnee (IL) [Map] | 30,957 | S | 44 miles [70.8 km] |
North Chicago (IL) [Map] | 29,951 | S | 48 miles [77.2 km] |
Round Lake Beach (IL) [Map] | 27,776 | S | 44 miles [70.8 km] |
Waukegan (IL) [Map] | 88,182 | S | 44 miles [70.8 km] |
Brookfield [Map] | 38,016 | NW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Franklin [Map] | 36,131 | S | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Greenfield [Map] | 36,858 | SW | 3 miles [4.8 km] |
Menomonee Falls [Map] | 36,769 | NW | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
New Berlin [Map] | 39,803 | W | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Oak Creek [Map] | 35,881 | SE | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
Racine [Map] | 77,571 | SE | 21 miles [33.8 km] |
Waukesha [Map] | 72,363 | W | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
Wauwatosa [Map] | 47,945 | NW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
West Allis [Map] | 60,087 | W | 3 miles [4.8 km] |
West Bend [Map] | 31,702 | N | 30 miles [48.3 km] |
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The following is a sample of nearby communities:
Community | 2016 Population | Direction | Distance |
Brookfield [Map] | 6,110 | W | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
Brown Deer [Map] | 12,011 | N | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
Butler [Map] | 1,820 | NW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Cudahy [Map] | 18,200 | SE | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
Durham [Map] | --- | SW | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
Elm Grove [Map] | 6,174 | W | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
Fox Point [Map] | 6,691 | N | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
Glendale [Map] | 12,779 | N | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Greendale [Map] | 14,211 | S | 5 miles [8 km] |
Hales Corners [Map] | 7,674 | SW | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
Muskego [Map] | 24,882 | SW | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
Saint Francis [Map] | 9,466 | SE | 5 miles [8 km] |
Shorewood [Map] | 13,368 | NE | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
South Milwaukee [Map] | 21,052 | SE | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
Whitefish Bay [Map] | 13,972 | NE | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
For more communities neighboring West Milwaukee, please visit our County-by-County Page for West Milwaukee.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a new section that have been added to our Genealogy Helper Page for West Milwaukee.
We have a list of several cemeteries that are in the area around West Milwaukee. Our list includes the location of each cemetery, with the ability to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Milwaukee. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
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Airports Near West Milwaukee ...
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to West Milwaukee.
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would be a better fit to our travel plans.<5> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and where they are relatively close to West Milwaukee.
Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from West Milwaukee. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
Large Airports
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service
General Aviation Airports
Additional Airport Information
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
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Footnotes ...
<1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Milwaukee. - Return to Citation |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance beginning in West Milwaukee. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Milwaukee) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for West Milwaukee. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from West Milwaukee
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Milwaukee. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0128, Longitude: -87.9701 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for West Milwaukee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
<3> | The IATA and ICAO are organizations that, amongst other functions, provide identifying codes for airports. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an airline trade organization. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an agency of the United Nations. Although the codes are similar, be careful not to confuse them. - Return to Citation |
<4> | On an airport-by-airport basis, an NFDC report typically includes a description of airport operations, contacts, the runway(s), and radio, navigation & weather frequencies. The National Flight Data Center (NFDC) is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the purpose of collecting, validating and disseminating information about airports. - Return to Citation |
<5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Milwaukee), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. - Return to Citation |
For additional information, please visit our Glossary for West Milwaukee.
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