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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Forward:
    • 42.896944, -89.756234
    • 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 Forward
  • 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 Forward is near Iowa County and also Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Forward

Communities Also Named Forward ...

We found three communities that are also named Forward.

Within Wisconsin, the name Forward is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Forward lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forward that is located in Dane County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Forward is located in Somerset County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forward that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Forward.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Forward lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forward that is located in Dane County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forward ...

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.

  • Blue Mounds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Five Points
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hollandale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jonesdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • Little Norway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Norway is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Mount Horeb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
  • Postville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Postville is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Vermont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vermont is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Yellowstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forward to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 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 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8969, Longitude: -89.7562       In this case, the coordinates for Forward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.859 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.097 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.347 degrees.