Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waupeton:
  • 42.667836, -90.882457
  • 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 Waupeton

• 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 Waupeton is near Grant County and also Clayton 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 Clayton 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 Waupeton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waupeton ...

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.

• Balltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Balltown
  • From Waupeton to Balltown
• Beetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beetown
  • From Waupeton to Beetown
• British Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • British Hollow is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
• Budd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Budd is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
• Cottage Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Diamond Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Holy Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
• Hurricane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Turkey River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Turkey River is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Turkey River
  • From Waupeton to Turkey River
• Twin Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Waupeton 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 Waupeton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waupeton to Dubuque, 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 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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>'