Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Mills
- 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 Lake Mills:
- 43.073889, -88.908163
- 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 Lake Mills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Lake Mills is near Dane County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Lake Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Lake Mills.
Within Wisconsin, the name Lake Mills is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Lake Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Winnebago County
- This Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Mills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Lake Mills.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Mills ...
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.
- Breezy Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
- Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
- Deansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Helenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hoopers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Mill
- Hoopers Mill is located in Jefferson County
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Mills and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Mills to Madison, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake Mills: www.ci.lake-mills.wi.us/
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.gov
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0739, Longitude: -88.9082 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lake Mills 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 315.283 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.862 degrees. |