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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 Fountain Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley:
    • 44.090814, -88.986226
    • 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 Fountain Valley
  • 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 Waushara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
    • Since Fountain Valley is near Green Lake County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Fountain Valley

Communities Also Named Fountain Valley ...

We found three communities that are also named Fountain Valley.

Within Wisconsin, the name Fountain Valley is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Fountain Valley lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain Valley that is located in Waushara County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Fountain Valley is located in Orange County and lies 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fountain Valley that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fountain Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fountain Valley that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fountain Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Valley ...

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.

  • Auroraville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Auroraville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auroraville
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Brushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Island Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Island Park is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Pine River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine River is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Poy Sippi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
  • Redgranite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people

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

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

  • Wautoma, which is the Seat of Waushara County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Valley to Wautoma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain Valley) 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0908, Longitude: -88.9862       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.323 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.655 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.602 degrees.