Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Borth:
  • 44.091092, -88.895947
  • 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 Borth

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borth ...

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.

• Auroraville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Auroraville is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auroraville
• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Brushville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushville is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fountain Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Valley is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
• Harbor Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
• Indian Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
• Island Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Pine River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine River is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Poy Sippi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
• Redgranite
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people

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

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

• Wautoma, which is the Seat of Waushara County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Borth to Wautoma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'