Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashippun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashippun and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ashippun
- 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 Ashippun:
- 43.212644, -88.518217
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ashippun
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Ashippun is near Waukesha County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashippun ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Iron Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Lake Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Pike Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Pipersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
- Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Rubicon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sugar Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
- Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
- Summit Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
- Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
How Far From Ashippun 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 Ashippun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashippun and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashippun to Juneau, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashippun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashippun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashippun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2126, Longitude: -88.5182 |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ashippun to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.621 degrees. |