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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkins 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:
    • 45.511635, -90.713477
    • 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
  • 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
    • Since Hawkins is near Price County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Price County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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

Communities Also Named Hawkins ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Hawkins.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Hawkins.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hawkins [Chippewa County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Hawkins [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Hawkins is located in Saint Francis County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<3> to the south of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Hawkins.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hawkins [Tulare County].
    • Colorado
      • Kiowa County
      • This Hawkins is located in Kiowa County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Hawkins.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Hawkins is located in Walker County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hawkins.
    • Idaho
      • Bannock County
      • This Hawkins is located in Bannock County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<3> to the west of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of Hawkins.
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hawkins [Davies's County].
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Hawkins is located in Christian County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Hawkins.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Hawkins is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<3> to the east of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hawkins.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hawkins [Lapeer County].
      • Newaygo County
      • This Hawkins is located in Newaygo County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Hawkins.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hawkins [Blue Earth County].
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hawkins [Monroe County].
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Hawkins.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hawkins [Otsego County].
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hawkins [Summit County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hawkins [Allegheny County].
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This Hawkins is located in Wood County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hawkins that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hawkins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Cranberry Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranberry Lake is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
  • Donald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Donald is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Glen Flora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Hannibal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hannibal is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hay Stack Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hay Stack Corner is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Stack Corner
  • Jump River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
  • Ladysmith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Queenstown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Queenstown is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown

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

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

  • Ladysmith, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkins to Ladysmith, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hawkins 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hawkins 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5116, Longitude: -90.7135       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.495 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.185 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.10 degrees.