Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harmony Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harmony Grove
- 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 Harmony Grove:
- 43.373931, -89.541341
- 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 Harmony Grove
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Harmony Grove is near Sauk County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sauk County
- eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Harmony Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Harmony Grove.
Within Wisconsin, the name Harmony Grove is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Ouachita County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Harmony Grove.
- California
- San Diego County
- This Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Harmony Grove.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Harmony Grove [Jackson County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Harmony Grove.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Harmony Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Harmony Grove is located in York County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Harmony Grove.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Cocke County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Harmony Grove.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Harmony Grove.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Grove ...
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.
- Dane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - DeForest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Lake Wisconsin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Lowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lutheran Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutheran Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
- Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Moon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
How Far From Harmony Grove 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 Harmony Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmony Grove and extending to:
- Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Grove to Portage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmony Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harmony Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmony Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3739, Longitude: -89.5413 |
| <2> | 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 Harmony Grove 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harmony Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.995 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.101 degrees. |