Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Galloway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galloway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Galloway
- 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 Galloway:
- 44.712675, -89.264302
- 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 Galloway
- 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marathon County
- Since Galloway is near Waupaca County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
- eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Galloway ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Galloway.
Within Wisconsin, the name Galloway is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Galloway lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Galloway that is located in Marathon County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Galloway [Grand Traverse County].
- Saginaw County
- This Galloway is located in Saginaw County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Galloway that is located in Marathon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Galloway.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Galloway lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Galloway that is located in Marathon County.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Galloway [Cass County].
- Jefferson County
- This Galloway is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Galloway that is located in Marathon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Galloway.
- Panola County
- This Galloway is located in Panola County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the south southwest of the Galloway that is located in Marathon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Galloway.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galloway ...
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.
- Big Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Shawano County
- Little Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
- Little Waupon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Waupon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
- Little Waupon is located in Portage County
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Petersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Waupaca County
- Pike Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Shantytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Split Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
How Far From Galloway 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 Galloway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galloway and extending to:
- Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galloway to Wausau, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galloway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Galloway 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Galloway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galloway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7127, Longitude: -89.2643 |
| <3> | 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 Galloway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Galloway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.503 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.947 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.561 degrees. |