Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Herrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herrington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Herrington

• 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 Herrington:
  • 43.778301, -91.219302
  • 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 Herrington

• 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 La Crosse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Crosse County
  • Since Herrington is near Vernon County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Herrington

Communities Also Named Herrington ...

We found one communities that are also named Herrington.

Within Wisconsin, the name Herrington is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Herrington in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Ottawa County
    • This Herrington is located in Ottawa County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east of the Herrington that is located in La Crosse County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Herrington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herrington ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• French Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • French Island is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
• Grand Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
• Holiday Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
• La Crosse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
• Lakeview ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Maple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• River Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
• Village Terrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Village Terrace is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Terrace

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

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

• La Crosse, which is the Seat of La Crosse County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Herrington to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'