Village of Williams Bay

Williams Bay is a lakeside community on the western side of Lake Geneva in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is and home to George Williams College of Aurora University.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yerkes Observatory and Black Point.

Yerkes Observatory

Photo: Jtakemann, Public domain.

The Yerkes Observatory is located Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics from its founding in 1897 until 2018.

Black Point is an estate on the south shore of Geneva Lake in Linn, Wisconsin, United States, near the city of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that was built in 1888 as a summer home by Conrad Seipp, a beer tycoon from Chicago. Black Point is situated 2½ miles southeast of Village of Williams Bay.

Williams Bay High School

School

Williams Bay High School is a 4-year public high school located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The school enrollment is approximately 181 students. The school district serves the village of Williams Bay, and the towns of Delavan, Linn, Walworth, and Geneva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fontana and Como.

Fontana

Village

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is a village located on Geneva Lake in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,120 at the 2020 census. Fontana is situated 2½ miles southwest of Village of Williams Bay.

Como

Village

Como is a census-designated place in the town of Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,356 at the 2020 census. Como is situated 4 miles northeast of Village of Williams Bay.

Village of Williams Bay

Type: Locality with 2,560 residents
Location: Walworth County, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5788° or 42° 34′ 44″ north

Longitude

-88.5456° or 88° 32′ 44″ west

Population

2,560

Elevation

909 feet (277 metres)

Open location code

86JHHFH3+GP

GeoNames ID

5279101

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