Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hazel Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazel Green and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hazel Green
- 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 Hazel Green:
- 42.534724, -90.436239
- 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 Hazel Green
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Hazel Green is near Lafayette County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Hazel Green ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hazel Green.
Within Wisconsin, the name Hazel Green is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Hazel Green is located in Madison County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hazel Green.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hazel Green is located in Cook County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hazel Green.
- Iowa
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Hazel Green [Delaware County].
- Kentucky
- Wolfe County
- This Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Hazel Green.
- Michigan
- Shiawassee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hazel Green [Shiawassee County].
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Hazel Green.
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Hazel Green is located in Marion County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazel Green that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hazel Green.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel Green ...
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.
- Council Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Cuba City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fair Play
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant County
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jenkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
- Lead Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - New Diggings
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Prairie Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
- Prairie Corners is located in Grant County
How Far From Hazel Green 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 village such as Hazel Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazel Green and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel Green to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hazel Green: www.villageofhazelgreen.org/
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hazel Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazel Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5347, Longitude: -90.4362 In this case, the coordinates for Hazel Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hazel Green could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Hazel Green 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 316.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.574 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.794 degrees. |