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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 Bear Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Valley 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 Bear Valley:
- 43.308003, -90.195672
- 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 Bear Valley
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Bear Valley is near Sauk County and also Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Bear Valley
Communities Also Named Bear Valley ...
We found eight communities that are also named Bear Valley.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bear Valley is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Bear Valley is located in Alpine County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Bear Valley.
- Mariposa County
- This Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km] to the west of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mariposa County community of Bear Valley.
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bear Valley [Nevada County].
- Shasta County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bear Valley [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Denver County
- This Bear Valley is located in Denver County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of Bear Valley.
- Minnesota
- Wabasha County
- This Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Bear Valley.
- Ontario
- This Bear Valley lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bear Valley that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Bear Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Valley ...
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.
- Gotham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Point is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
- Ithaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Rockbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Spring Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Twin Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
How Far From Bear Valley 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 Bear Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Valley and extending to:
- Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Valley to Richland Center, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bear Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bear Valley 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 Bear Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3080, Longitude: -90.1957 In this case, the coordinates for Bear Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees. |
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