Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heart Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heart Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heart Prairie
- 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 Heart Prairie:
- 42.765568, -88.642048
- 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 Heart Prairie
- 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Since Heart Prairie is near Jefferson County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Rock 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heart Prairie ...
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.
- Bowers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Inlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Johnstown Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Lake Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Little Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Mayhews ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Heart Prairie 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 Heart Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heart Prairie and extending to:
- Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Heart Prairie to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 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 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heart Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Heart Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heart Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7656, Longitude: -88.6420 In this case, the coordinates for Heart Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Heart Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.815 degrees. |