Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delavan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delavan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delavan
- 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 Delavan:
- 42.633056, -88.643905
- 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 Delavan
- 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Since Delavan is near Rock County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Delavan ...
We found seven communities that share the name Delavan.
Within Wisconsin, the name Delavan is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Clay 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 Delavan [Clay County].
- Morris County
- This Delavan is located in Morris County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Delavan that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Delavan.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delavan ...
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.
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Foot Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Heart Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Inlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Johnstown Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Lake Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mayhews ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Shady Side ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shady Side is located in Walworth County
How Far From Delavan 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 city such as Delavan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delavan and extending to:
- Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Delavan to Madison, with an average speed<4> 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 658 miles [1,058.9 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delavan: www.ci.delavan.wi.us/
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 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 Delavan 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delavan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delavan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6331, Longitude: -88.6439 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Delavan 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 315.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.203 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.855 degrees. |