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

  • 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 Calhoun:
    • 43.013346, -88.127034
    • 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 Calhoun
  • 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 Waukesha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
    • Since Calhoun is near Milwaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Calhoun

Communities Also Named Calhoun ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Calhoun.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Calhoun.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Calhoun [Chippewa County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Calhoun is located in Lowndes County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the south of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Calhoun.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Calhoun is located in Columbia County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Calhoun.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Calhoun is located in Lincoln County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the south southwest of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Calhoun.
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Calhoun [Washington County].
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Calhoun is located in Gordon County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Calhoun.
    • Illinois
      • Richland County
      • This Calhoun is located in Richland County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the south of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Calhoun.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison County
      • This Calhoun is located in Harrison County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the west of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Calhoun.
    • Kansas
      • Cheyenne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Calhoun [Cheyenne County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Calhoun [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Calhoun is located in McLean County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the south of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Calhoun.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Calhoun.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Calhoun is located in Jones County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<2> to the south of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Calhoun.
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Calhoun [Madison County].
      • Newton County
      • This Calhoun is located in Newton County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the south of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Calhoun.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Calhoun is located in Henry County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the southwest of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Calhoun.
    • Nebraska
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Calhoun [Washington County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Calhoun lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Calhoun [Transylvania County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Calhoun is located in Le Flore County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Calhoun.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Calhoun is located in Pickens County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Calhoun.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Calhoun [Coffee County].
      • McMinn County
      • This Calhoun is located in McMinn County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Calhoun.
    • Texas
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Calhoun County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Calhoun.
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Calhoun [Dallas County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Calhoun is located in Barbour County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Calhoun that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Calhoun.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun ...

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.

  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Butler is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Fussville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Marcy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Milwaukee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Willow Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the West.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Calhoun to Madison, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Calhoun could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Calhoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calhoun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0133, Longitude: -88.1270       In this case, the coordinates for Calhoun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.756 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.857 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.481 degrees.