Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bosstown:
  • 43.390257, -90.610128
  • 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 Bosstown

• 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 Bosstown is near Vernon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Bosstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bosstown ...

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.

• Basswood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Basswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom City is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Jimtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pine Knob
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Readstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Readstown is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• Rolling Ground
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
• Soldiers Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• Sugar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Tunnelville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
• Wild Rose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose

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

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

• Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bosstown to Richland Center, 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 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'