Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ethelwyn Park:
  • 43.046941, -89.357063
  • 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 Ethelwyn Park

• 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 Ethelwyn Park is near Rock County and also Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green 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 Ethelwyn Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ethelwyn Park ...

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.

• Catfish ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Catfish is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Elmside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elmside is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
• Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Maple Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
• Oak Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hall is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
• Pheasant Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
• Pilgrim Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
• Red Bridge Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bridge Crossing is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Crossing
• Seminary Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ethelwyn Park to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'