Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madison
- 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 Madison:
- 36.880857, -103.873576
- 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 Madison
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Madison is near Las Animas County and also Colfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- eBird sighting report for Colfax 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 Madison ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Madison.
Within New Mexico, the name Madison is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Madison is located in Jefferson County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Madison.
- Madison County
- This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the east of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
- Montgomery County
- This Madison is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the east southeast of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Madison.
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Madison [Clay County].
- Greenwood County
- This Madison is located in Greenwood County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Madison.
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Madison [Riley County].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Calhoun County].
- Lenawee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Lenawee County].
- Livingston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Livingston County].
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County
- This Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Madison.
- Mower County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mower County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Madison.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Madison [Jackson County].
- Lake County
- This Madison is located in Lake County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Madison.
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Madison [Richland County].
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Madison lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Madison is located in Aiken County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the east of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Madison.
- Oconee County
- This Madison is located in Oconee County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km] to the east of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Madison.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madison that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Madison [Orange County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison ...
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.
- Guy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Kiowa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Sofia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Walts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walts Corner
- Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Union County
- Yankee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Madison 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 Madison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Madison once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Madison and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Madison to Clayton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,760 miles [12,488.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Madison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8809, Longitude: -103.8736 In this case, the coordinates for Madison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Madison could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Madison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.412 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.669 degrees. |