Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Switch Junction:
  • 42.471393, -90.650128
  • 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 South Switch Junction

• 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
  • Since South Switch Junction is near Jo Daviess County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 South Switch Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Switch Junction ...

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.

• Cathedral Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
• Eagle Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Fair Play
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• King
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • King is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Lore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lore is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
• Louisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisburg is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
• Prairie Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Corners is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
• Rockdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rose is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Sageville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Sandy Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook

How Far From South Switch Junction to ...

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

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

• Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from South Switch Junction to Des Moines, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'