Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cortland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cortland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cortland
- 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 Cortland:
- 44.213852, -91.567653
- 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 Cortland
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
- Since Cortland is near Buffalo County and also Winona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- eBird sighting report for Winona 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 Cortland ...
We found six communities that share the name Cortland.
Within Wisconsin, the name Cortland is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cortland ...
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.
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- Czechville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czechville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czechville
- Czechville is located in Buffalo County
- Dewey Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corners
- Dewey Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Dodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Marshland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Montana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - New City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
How Far From Cortland 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 Cortland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cortland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cortland and extending to:
- Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cortland to Whitehall, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cortland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cortland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2139, Longitude: -91.5677 In this case, the coordinates for Cortland 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> | 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 Cortland, 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 Cortland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.104 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees. |