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About Waunakee, WI

Waunakee sits 12 miles northwest of Madison along US Highway 113, serving as a gateway between Wisconsin's glacial plains and hill country. Most visitors arrive via Highway 113 from Madison or connect through Interstate 94 from Milwaukee and other distant cities. The community of 16,000 proudly calls itself "The Only Waunakee in the World" - a distinction it has held since its founding, with no other place on Earth sharing this unique Potawatomi name.

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Waunakee, WI is in United States, at 43.183, -89.445 - about 36 km west of Marshall, WI.

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The closest airport to Waunakee, WI is Dane County Regional Truax Field, 15 km (about 18 min by car).

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