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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 Brodhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brodhead and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brodhead:
    • 42.616676, -89.376228
    • 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 Brodhead
  • 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
    • Since Brodhead is near Rock County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Brodhead

Communities Also Named Brodhead ...

We found three communities that are also named Brodhead.

Within Wisconsin, the name Brodhead is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle County
      • This Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brodhead that is located in Green County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Brodhead.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Brodhead is located in Ulster County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the east of the Brodhead that is located in Green County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Brodhead.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Brodhead is located in Northampton County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east of the Brodhead that is located in Green County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Brodhead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brodhead ...

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.

  • Fellows ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fellows is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
  • Footville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Footville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Juda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Juda is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mineral Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Point is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  • Rock Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
  • Schultz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Schultz is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Twin Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Grove is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Green County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brodhead to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brodhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Brodhead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brodhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6167, Longitude: -89.3762       In this case, the coordinates for Brodhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.601 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.231 degrees.