Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest Heights:
  • 42.888348, -88.145922
  • 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 Woodcrest 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 Waukesha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
  • Since Woodcrest Heights is near Milwaukee County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee 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 Woodcrest Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodcrest 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.

• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Harbor Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Kneeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Raymond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Union Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
• Wind Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

How Far From Woodcrest Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest Heights and extending to:

• Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodcrest Heights to Waukesha, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 641 miles [1,031.6 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 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'