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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 Beloit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beloit 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 Beloit:
    • 42.510603, -89.026869
    • 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 Beloit
  • 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 Beloit ...

We found seven communities that share the name Beloit.

Within Wisconsin, the name Beloit is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Beloit is located in Dallas County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the south of the Beloit that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Beloit.
    • Colorado
      • Kit Carson 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 Colorado community of Beloit [Kit Carson County].
    • Georgia
      • Lee County
      • This Beloit is located in Lee County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beloit that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Beloit.
    • Iowa
      • Lyon County
      • This Beloit is located in Lyon County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beloit that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Beloit.
    • Kansas
      • Mitchell County
      • This Beloit is located in Mitchell County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beloit that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Beloit.
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Barton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Beloit.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Beloit is located in Mahoning County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beloit that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Beloit.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beloit ...

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.

  • Foxhollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
    • Foxhollow is located in Rock County
  • Garden Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
    • Garden Village is located in Rock County
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Rock County
  • Morehaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
    • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Porters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Porters is located in Rock County
  • Stagecoach Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills
    • Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Tiffany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tiffany is located in Rock County
  • Victory Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Victory Heights is located in Rock County

How Far From Beloit 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 city such as Beloit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beloit and extending to:

  • Janesville, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beloit to Janesville, with an average speed<5> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Beloit: www.ci.beloit.wi.us/

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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- Beloit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beloit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5106, Longitude: -89.0269    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Beloit 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 Beloit, 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 Beloit 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 315.366 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.481 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.084 degrees.









 

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