Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Fall Hall Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fall Hall Glen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fall Hall Glen

• 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 Fall Hall Glen:
  • 44.196351, -90.839862
  • 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 Fall Hall Glen

• 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 Fall Hall Glen is near Monroe County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Fall Hall Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fall Hall Glen ...

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.

• Cataract
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cataract is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
• Disco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Disco is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
• Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Kirby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Lees Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
• Lynxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Shamrock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Speck Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks

How Far From Fall Hall Glen to ...

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

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

• Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fall Hall Glen to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'