Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saxeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saxeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saxeville
- 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 Saxeville:
- 44.177556, -89.114474
- 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 Saxeville
- 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 Waushara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Waushara County
- Since Saxeville is near Waupaca County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
- eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Saxeville ...
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.
- Auroraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auroraville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auroraville
- Auroraville is located in Waushara County
- Brushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Chain O' Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain O' Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
- Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
- Fountain Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Fountain Valley is located in Waushara County
- Little Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
- Pine River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
How Far From Saxeville 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 Saxeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saxeville and extending to:
- Wautoma, which is the Seat of Waushara County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saxeville to Wautoma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saxeville: www.saxeville.org/
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
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 '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- Saxeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saxeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1776, Longitude: -89.1145 |
| <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 Saxeville 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 315.41 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.643 degrees. |