Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitefish Bay:
  • 44.905830, -87.217323
  • 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 Whitefish Bay

• 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 Door County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
  • Since Whitefish Bay is near Kewaunee County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Whitefish Bay

Communities Also Named Whitefish Bay ...

We found two communities that are also named Whitefish Bay.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Whitefish Bay.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Whitefish Bay in the United States and Canada.

• Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
  • Milwaukee County
    • This Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitefish Bay that is located in Door County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Whitefish Bay.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Whitefish Bay lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whitefish Bay that is located in Door County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitefish Bay ...

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.

• Carlsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlsville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsville
• Egg Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Fish Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fish Creek is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Idlewild
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Idlewild is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Institute
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Institute is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
• Little Sturgeon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
• Maplewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Sturgeon Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people

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

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

• Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitefish Bay to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'