Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belle Fountain:
  • 43.614426, -89.263450
  • 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 Belle Fountain

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Belle Fountain is near Green Lake County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Belle Fountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Fountain ...

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.

• East Friesland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • East Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friesland
• Endeavor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
• Fox Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Fox Lake Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
• Friesland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Indian Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lost Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
• Lowville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
• Pardeeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Portage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Randolph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people

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

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

• Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Fountain to Portage, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'