Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in City View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City View Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for City View Heights
- 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 City View Heights:
- 43.180272, -89.179836
- 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 City View Heights
- 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Since City View Heights is near Columbia County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 City View Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name City View Heights.
Within Wisconsin, the name City View Heights is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This City View Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the City View Heights that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of City View Heights.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This City View Heights is located in Butler County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the City View Heights that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of City View Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This City View Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the City View Heights that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of City View Heights.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near City View Heights ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Deansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Pebble Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
- Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
- Pierceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Raintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Seminary Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
- Sunburst
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Token Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Token Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek
- Token Creek is located in Dane County
How Far From City View Heights 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 community such as City View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in City View Heights and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from City View Heights to Madison, 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for City View Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- City View Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in City View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1803, Longitude: -89.1798 In this case, the coordinates for City View Heights 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 City View Heights 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 315.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.971 degrees. |