Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Calamine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calamine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calamine
- 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 Calamine:
- 42.743090, -90.162833
- 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 Calamine
- 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Since Calamine is near Iowa County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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
Communities Also Named Calamine ...
We found one communities that share the name Calamine.
Within Wisconsin, the name Calamine is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Calamine in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calamine ...
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.
- Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Jenkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
- Jonesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Meekers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meekers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
- Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Slateford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Yellowstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
How Far From Calamine to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Calamine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calamine and extending to:
- Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Calamine to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calamine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calamine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calamine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7431, Longitude: -90.1628 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Calamine 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 316.135 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.598 degrees. |