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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deerfield:
    • 43.051952, -89.076124
    • 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 Deerfield
  • 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 Deerfield ...

We found 65 communities that share the name Deerfield.

Within Wisconsin, the name Deerfield is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 65 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 65 communities, 64 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Deerfield is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Deerfield.
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This Deerfield is located in Desha County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Deerfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Deerfield [Hartford County].
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Deerfield is located in Bulloch County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Deerfield.
      • Cobb County
      • This Deerfield is located in Cobb County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Deerfield.
      • Douglas County
      • This Deerfield is located in Douglas County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Deerfield.
      • Fulton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Fulton County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Deerfield.
      • Newton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Newton County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Deerfield.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lake County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deerfield.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Deerfield [Bartholomew County].
      • Randolph County
      • This Deerfield is located in Randolph County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Deerfield.
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Deerfield [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Deerfield.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Deerfield [Finney County].
      • Kearny County
      • This Deerfield is located in Kearny County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Deerfield.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Deerfield is located in Fayette County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Deerfield.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Deerfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Deerfield.
      • Calvert County
      • This Deerfield is located in Calvert County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Deerfield.
      • Frederick County
      • This Deerfield is located in Frederick County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Deerfield.
      • Harford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Harford County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deerfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Deerfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deerfield.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Deerfield is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Deerfield.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Deerfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Deerfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Deerfield is located in Franklin County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Deerfield.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lenawee County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Deerfield.
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deerfield [Van Buren County].
    • Minnesota
      • Steele County
      • This Deerfield is located in Steele County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Deerfield.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Deerfield is located in Madison County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Deerfield.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Deerfield is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Deerfield.
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Deerfield is located in Vernon County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Deerfield.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Deerfield [Fergus County].
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Deerfield [Sarpy County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Deerfield is located in Grafton County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Deerfield.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rockingham County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Deerfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Deerfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerfield.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Deerfield is located in Oneida County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Deerfield.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Deerfield is located in Suffolk County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Deerfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Deerfield is located in Alamance County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Deerfield.
      • Onslow County
      • This Deerfield is located in Onslow County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Deerfield.
      • Pitt County
      • This Deerfield is located in Pitt County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Deerfield.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
      • Wake County
      • This Deerfield is located in Wake County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Deerfield.
      • Watauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Deerfield [Watauga County].
      • Wilson County
      • This Deerfield is located in Wilson County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Deerfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Deerfield lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • This Deerfield is located in Portage County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Deerfield.
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Deerfield.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Deerfield is located in Florence County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Deerfield.
      • Greenville County
      • This Deerfield is located in Greenville County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Deerfield.
      • Jasper County
      • This Deerfield is located in Jasper County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Deerfield.
      • Sumter County
      • This Deerfield is located in Sumter County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Deerfield.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Deerfield is located in Pennington County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Deerfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Deerfield is located in Lawrence County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Deerfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Deerfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deerfield.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Deerfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Deerfield.
      • Williamson County
      • This Deerfield is located in Williamson County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the south southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerfield.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Deerfield is located in Davis County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Deerfield.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Deerfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Deerfield.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Deerfield is located in Augusta County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Deerfield.
      • Goochland County
      • This Deerfield is located in Goochland County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerfield.
      • Newport News City
      • This Deerfield is located in Newport News City and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deerfield.
      • Prince William County
      • This Deerfield is located in Prince William County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Deerfield.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Deerfield is located in Suffolk City and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east southeast of the Deerfield that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Deerfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Deerfield [Wyoming County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield ...

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.

  • Breezy Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
    • Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
  • Cottage Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
  • Deansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
    • Deansville is located in Dane County
  • Door Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
    • Door Creek is located in Dane County
  • Hillside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Dane County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Lake Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
  • London
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Dane County
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
  • Pierceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in Dane County
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Seminary Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 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 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Deerfield: www.deerfieldwi.com/

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 '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- Deerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0520, Longitude: -89.0761    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Deerfield 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.
<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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Deerfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.397 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.592 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.954 degrees.









 

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