Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hans Addition:
  • 42.831395, -89.053723
  • 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 Hans Addition

• 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 Rock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Since Hans Addition is near Dane County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hans Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hans Addition ...

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.

• Charlie Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Charlie Bluff is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Bluff
• Cooksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cooksville is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Fellows ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fellows is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highwood is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Hillside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillside is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Indian Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Heights is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Indianford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indianford is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
• Maple Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maple Beach is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Rockdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockdale is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Vinnie Ha Ha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinnie Ha Ha is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie Ha Ha

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hans Addition and extending to:

• Janesville, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hans Addition to Janesville, 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'