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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 Hawkins Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkins Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hawkins Corner:
- 44.518023, -92.165452
- 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 Hawkins Corner
- 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 Pepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin County
- Since Hawkins Corner is near Pierce County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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 Hawkins Corner
Communities Also Named Hawkins Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Hawkins Corner.
Within Wisconsin, the name Hawkins Corner is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Hawkins Corner lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Pepin County.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Hawkins Corner is located in Chautauqua County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Hawkins Corner.
- Oneida County
- This Hawkins Corner is located in Oneida County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hawkins Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins Corner ...
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.
- Devils Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Devils Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Plum City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Porcupine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Reads Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hawkins Corner 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 Hawkins Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkins Corner and extending to:
- Durand, which is the Seat of Pepin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkins Corner to Durand, with an average speed<3> 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hawkins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hawkins Corner 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 Hawkins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5180, Longitude: -92.1655 In this case, the coordinates for Hawkins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.168 degrees. |
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