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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bardwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bardwell and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bardwell:
- 42.586959, -88.750661
- 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 Bardwell
- 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Since Bardwell is near Rock County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Bardwell
Communities Also Named Bardwell ...
We found six communities that are also named Bardwell.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bardwell is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Carlisle County
- This Bardwell is located in Carlisle County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Bardwell.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Bardwell is located in Franklin County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bardwell.
- Hampshire County
- This Bardwell is located in Hampshire County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Bardwell.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Bardwell is located in Brown County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bardwell.
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County
- This Bardwell is located in Wyoming County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Bardwell.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Bardwell is located in Ellis County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bardwell that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Bardwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bardwell ...
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.
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Emerald Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Foxhollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhollow is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Inlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Lake Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Lawn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lawn
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
How Far From Bardwell 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 Bardwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bardwell and extending to:
- Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bardwell to Elkhorn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bardwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bardwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bardwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5870, Longitude: -88.7507 In this case, the coordinates for Bardwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.179 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.922 degrees. |
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