Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dodgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodgeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dodgeville
- 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 Dodgeville:
- 42.963885, -90.130124
- 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 Dodgeville
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Dodgeville is near Lafayette County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Sauk 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 Dodgeville ...
We found five communities that share the name Dodgeville.
Within Wisconsin, the name Dodgeville is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- This Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dodgeville that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Dodgeville.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Dodgeville is located in Bristol County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east of the Dodgeville that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Dodgeville.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Dodgeville is located in Houghton County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dodgeville that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Dodgeville.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Dodgeville.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east of the Dodgeville that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Dodgeville.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodgeville ...
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.
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Coon Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jonesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mineral Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Slateford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Yellowstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
How Far From Dodgeville 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 city such as Dodgeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodgeville and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Dodgeville to Madison, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dodgeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dodgeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9639, Longitude: -90.1301 In this case, the coordinates for Dodgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dodgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dodgeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.397 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.521 degrees. |