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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 Hartland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartland 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 Hartland:
    • 43.098341, -88.344818
    • 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 Hartland
  • 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 Waukesha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
    • Since Hartland is near Washington County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Hartland

Communities Also Named Hartland ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Hartland.

Within Wisconsin, the name Hartland is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Hartland is located in Tulare County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Hartland.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Hartland is located in Hartford County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hartland.
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Hartland [Brevard County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Hartland is located in McHenry County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Hartland.
    • Iowa
      • Marshall 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 Iowa community of Hartland [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Kearny County
      • This Hartland is located in Kearny County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Hartland.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Hartland is located in Somerset County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hartland.
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Hartland is located in Livingston County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Hartland.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Hartland is located in Freeborn County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Hartland.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hartland lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton 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 New Hampshire community of Hartland [Grafton County].
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Hartland is located in Niagara County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hartland.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Hartland is located in Caldwell County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hartland.
    • North Dakota
      • Ward County
      • This Hartland is located in Ward County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Hartland.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This Hartland is located in Huron County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Hartland.
    • Texas
      • Brooks County
      • This Hartland is located in Brooks County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Hartland.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Hartland is located in Windsor County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Hartland.
    • Washington
      • Klickitat 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 Washington community of Hartland [Klickitat County].
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Hartland is located in Clay County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartland that is located in Waukesha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hartland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartland ...

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.

  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Elm Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Fussville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
  • Heath Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
  • Lake Five
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Five is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
  • Marcy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Meeker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meeker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Pike Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
  • Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Rugby Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
  • Sugar Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
  • Summit Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners
  • Willow Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Hartland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Hartland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Hartland to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hartland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hartland 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>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.
<4>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 Hartland 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 Hartland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0983, Longitude: -88.3448       In this case, the coordinates for Hartland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.035 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.567 degrees.