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

When in Englewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Englewood 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 Englewood:
    • 43.428583, -89.075123
    • 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 Englewood
  • 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 Englewood ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Englewood.

Within Wisconsin, the name Englewood is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Englewood.
    • British Columbia
      • This Englewood lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Englewood is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Englewood.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Englewood is located in Arapahoe County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Englewood.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Englewood is located in Duval County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Englewood.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Englewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Englewood.
      • Sarasota County
      • This Englewood is located in Sarasota County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Englewood.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Englewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Englewood.
      • Oconee County
      • This Englewood is located in Oconee County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Englewood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Englewood is located in Cook County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Englewood.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Englewood is located in Lawrence County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Englewood.
    • Kansas
      • Clark County
      • This Englewood is located in Clark County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Englewood.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • This Englewood is located in Madison Parish and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the south of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Englewood.
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Englewood is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the south of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Englewood.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Englewood [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Englewood is located in Barnstable County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Englewood.
    • Missouri
      • Boone County
      • This Englewood is located in Boone County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Englewood.
      • Jackson County
      • This Englewood is located in Jackson County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the southwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Englewood.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This Englewood is located in Bergen County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Englewood.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Englewood [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Englewood is located in Cumberland County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Englewood.
      • Nash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Englewood [Nash County].
      • Pitt County
      • This Englewood is located in Pitt County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Englewood.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Englewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Englewood.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Englewood is located in Coos County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Englewood.
      • Multnomah County
      • This Englewood is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the west northwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Englewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Englewood is located in Dauphin County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Englewood.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Englewood is located in Schuylkill County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Englewood.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Englewood lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Englewood is located in Anderson County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Englewood.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Englewood is located in Lawrence County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the west of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Englewood.
    • Tennessee
      • McMinn County
      • This Englewood is located in McMinn County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Englewood.
      • Obion County
      • This Englewood is located in Obion County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Englewood.
      • Washington County
      • This Englewood is located in Washington County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Englewood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Englewood [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Englewood is located in Roanoke City and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Englewood that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Englewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Englewood ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Dodge County
  • East Friesland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friesland
    • East Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Fall River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Fox Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Fox Lake Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
    • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Friesland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
    • Friesland is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Lost Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Sunset Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County

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

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

  • Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Englewood to Portage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Englewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Englewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Englewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4286, Longitude: -89.0751    
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Englewood 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.
<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 Englewood 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 315.393 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.641 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.845 degrees.









 

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