Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drovers Woods:
  • 43.169439, -89.131501
  • 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 Drovers Woods

• 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Since Drovers Woods is near Jefferson County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Drovers Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drovers Woods ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Deansville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Marshall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Pebble Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
• Pierceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Raintree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Raintree is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Seminary Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
• Sunburst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunburst is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
• Token Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Token Creek is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek

How Far From Drovers Woods 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 Drovers Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drovers Woods to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'