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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dexterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dexterville 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 Dexterville:
    • 44.376351, -90.110687
    • 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 Dexterville
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Dexterville is near Jackson County and also Juneau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Juneau 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 Dexterville

Communities Also Named Dexterville ...

We found four communities that are also named Dexterville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Dexterville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Dexterville.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Dexterville is located in Butler County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Dexterville that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dexterville.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Dexterville is located in Oswego County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the east of the Dexterville that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Dexterville.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Dexterville [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dexterville ...

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.

  • Chili
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chili is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Grand Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Lynn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Meadow Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
  • Milladore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Milladore is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Pray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pray is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
  • Rudolph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Sherry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherry is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
  • Shortville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Shortville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
  • Wisconsin Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people

How Far From Dexterville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dexterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wisconsin Rapids, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dexterville to Wisconsin Rapids, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dexterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dexterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dexterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dexterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3764, Longitude: -90.1107       In this case, the coordinates for Dexterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.092 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.57 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.11 degrees.