Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aldens Corners:
  • 43.221380, -89.640122
  • 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 Aldens Corners

• 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Since Aldens Corners is near Sauk County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Aldens Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldens Corners ...

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.

• Black Earth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
• Catfish ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Catfish is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Cross Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
• Dane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• Harmony Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Lake Wisconsin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lutheran Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
• Martinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Moon Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
• Pheasant Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
• Vermont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermont is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aldens Corners to Madison, 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.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'