Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilmoore Heights:
  • 43.888594, -88.808444
  • 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 Wilmoore Heights

• 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Since Wilmoore Heights is near Winnebago County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 Wilmoore Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmoore Heights ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Green Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Green Lake Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
• Island Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Island Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Pleasant Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Ring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
• Rush Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
• Sandstone Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandstone Bluff is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Bluff
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

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

• Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilmoore Heights to Fond du Lac, 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 6 hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'