Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill Point:
  • 43.424428, -90.112626
  • 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 Hill Point

• 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 Sauk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • Since Hill Point is near Richland County and also Juneau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juneau 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 Hill Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Point ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Hub City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hub City is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
• Ithaca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ithaca is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
• Lime Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
• Neptune
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Neptune is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Reedsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Rock Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• Rockbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hill Point and extending to:

• Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Point to Baraboo, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'