Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Henrietta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henrietta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Henrietta
- 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 Henrietta:
- 43.508310, -90.395406
- 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 Henrietta
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Henrietta is near Vernon County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- eBird sighting report for Sauk 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 Henrietta ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Henrietta.
Within Wisconsin, the name Henrietta is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Henrietta is located in Johnson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Henrietta that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Henrietta.
- Ray County
- This Henrietta is located in Ray County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southwest of the Henrietta that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Henrietta.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the southeast of the Henrietta that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Henrietta.
- Rutherford County
- This Henrietta is located in Rutherford County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the southeast of the Henrietta that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Henrietta.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrietta ...
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.
- Bloom City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Bosstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Dilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hub City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Lime Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Rockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Tunnelville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Tunnelville is located in Richland County
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Henrietta 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 Henrietta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Henrietta once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Henrietta and extending to:
- Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Henrietta to Richland Center, with an average speed<5> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henrietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henrietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5083, Longitude: -90.3954 In this case, the coordinates for Henrietta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Henrietta 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> | 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 Henrietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Henrietta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.679 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.507 degrees. |