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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brodhead
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brodhead ...
We found three communities that share the name Brodhead.
Within Wisconsin, the name Brodhead is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- New York
- Pennsylvania
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) - Footville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Juda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Schultz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rock County
- Twin Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brodhead: www.cityofbrodheadwi.us/
The official website for Green County: www.co.green.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brodhead) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.231 degrees. |