Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gotham:
  • 43.223321, -90.291513
  • 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 Gotham

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Gotham is near Iowa County and also Grant 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 Grant 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 Gotham

Communities Also Named Gotham ...

We found one communities that are also named Gotham.

Within Wisconsin, the name Gotham is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Gotham in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Gotham lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gotham that is located in Richland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gotham ...

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.

• Basswood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Basswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Bear Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Clyde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Ithaca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ithaca is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
• Lone Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Neptune
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Neptune is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Orion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orion is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Spring Green
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
• Twin Bluffs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
• Wyoming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gotham to Richland Center, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'