Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calamine:
  • 42.743090, -90.162833
  • 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 Calamine

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Calamine is near Iowa County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Calamine

Communities Also Named Calamine ...

We found one communities that are also named Calamine.

Within Wisconsin, the name Calamine is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Calamine in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Sharp County
    • This Calamine is located in Sharp County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Calamine that is located in Lafayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Calamine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calamine ...

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.

• Elk Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Grove
  • From Calamine to Elk Grove
• Jenkinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Jonesdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
• Leslie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Leslie is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Meekers Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
• Mineral Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mineral Point
  • From Calamine to Mineral Point
• Red Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Rock is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Slateford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slateford is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
• Yellowstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

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

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

• Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Calamine to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'