Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wheatland Estates:
  • 42.598611, -88.200556
  • 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 Wheatland Estates

• 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 Wheatland Estates is near Kenosha County and also Walworth 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 Walworth 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 Wheatland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatland Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Fox River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox River is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
• Kansasville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kansasville is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
• Liberty Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
• Paddock Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paris is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Powers Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
• Rosewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rosewood is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Slades Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
• Twin Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
• Wheatland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatland Estates to Racine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 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 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'