Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butman Corners:
  • 44.078017, -91.291816
  • 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 Butman Corners

• 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 Trempealeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
  • Since Butman Corners is near La Crosse County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Crosse County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Butman Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butman Corners ...

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.

• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Council Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Council Bay is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bay
• Dakota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
• Dodge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Frenchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Galesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
• Homer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Lakeview ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Marshland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Pickwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Pine Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Stevenstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
• Sunset Point ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Point is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point

How Far From Butman Corners to ...

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

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

• Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Butman Corners to Whitehall, 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 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 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'