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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 Disco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Disco and the surrounding area.
- 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 Disco:
- 44.262183, -91.009035
- 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 Disco
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Disco is near Trempealeau County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Disco
Communities Also Named Disco ...
We found three communities that are also named Disco.
Within Wisconsin, the name Disco is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Disco is located in Hancock County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south of the Disco that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Disco.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Disco [Macomb County].
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Disco is located in Blount County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Disco that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Disco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Disco ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Butman Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butman Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman Corners
- Cataract
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Coral City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Frenchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Lees Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
- Lynxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Pigeon Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Shamrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Stevenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
How Far From Disco 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 community such as Disco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Disco and extending to:
- Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Disco to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Disco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Disco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Disco 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 Disco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2622, Longitude: -91.0090 In this case, the coordinates for Disco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.62 degrees. |
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