Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluffview:
  • 43.371097, -89.773179
  • 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 Bluffview

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluffview ...

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.

• Arena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arena is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Black Earth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
• Black Hawk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Dane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 east)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Lake Wisconsin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lutheran Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
• Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Moe Settlement ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Moe Settlement is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Settlement
• Moon Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
• Plain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Reedsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Rock Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

How Far From Bluffview to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bluffview to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bluffview to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'