Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eckards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckards and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eckards

• 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 Eckards:
  • 42.856377, -91.104296
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Eckards

• 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Since Eckards is near Grant County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Eckards

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckards ...

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.

• Beetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
• Diamond Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Elkport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkport is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
• Farmersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Five Points
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flora Fountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Flora Fountain is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
• Glen Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Littleport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleport is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
• Motor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Motor is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
• Mount Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Turkey River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Turkey River is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River

How Far From Eckards to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eckards to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eckards and extending to:

• Elkader, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eckards to Elkader, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'