Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fargo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fargo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fargo
- 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 Fargo:
- 43.455496, -90.956815
- 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 Fargo
- 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- Since Fargo is near Crawford County and also Allamakee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Allamakee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fargo ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Fargo.
Within Wisconsin, the name Fargo is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Fargo is located in Benton County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fargo.
- Orange County
- This Fargo is located in Orange County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the southeast of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fargo.
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fargo [Graham County].
- Seward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fargo [Seward County].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Fargo is located in Genesee County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Fargo.
- Jefferson County
- This Fargo is located in Jefferson County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fargo.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Fargo.
- Morrow County
- This Fargo is located in Morrow County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Fargo.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fargo lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fargo that is located in Vernon County.
- Oregon
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fargo ...
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.
- Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Liberty Pole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberty Pole
- From Fargo to Liberty Pole
- Pine Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Purdy
- From Fargo to Purdy
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Retreat
- From Fargo to Retreat
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rising Sun
- From Fargo to Rising Sun
- Towerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Towerville
- From Fargo to Towerville
How Far From Fargo 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 Fargo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fargo and extending to:
- Viroqua, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fargo to Madison, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fargo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fargo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fargo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4555, Longitude: -90.9568 In this case, the coordinates for Fargo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fargo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Fargo 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fargo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.112 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.815 degrees. |