Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dewey Corners

• 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 Dewey Corners:
  • 44.250518, -91.473488
  • 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 Dewey Corners

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
  • Since Dewey Corners is near Buffalo County and also Winona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dewey Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewey Corners ...

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.

• Blair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Coral City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
• Dodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Elk Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Frenchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Galesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Marshland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Montana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montana is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• New City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New City is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• Pine Creek ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dewey Corners and extending to:

• Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dewey Corners to Whitehall, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 830 miles [1,335.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'