Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homer
- 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 Homer:
- 43.085265, -90.616793
- 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 Homer
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Homer is near Crawford County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Homer ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Homer.
Within Wisconsin, the name Homer is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Homer lies 2,744 miles [4,416 km]<2> to the northwest of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Homer is located in Calhoun County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the east of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Homer.
- Iron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Homer [Iron County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Atchison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Homer.
- Stone County
- This Homer is located in Stone County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Homer.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Homer is located in Licking County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Homer.
- Medina County
- This Homer is located in Medina County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east southeast of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Homer.
- Union County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Homer.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Homer is located in Angelina County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Homer.
- Jasper County
- This Homer is located in Jasper County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the south southwest of the Homer that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Homer.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homer ...
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.
- Basswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Easter Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easter Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
- Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
- Harmony Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
- Hickory Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Plugtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Sand Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
- Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
- Shady Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shady Dell is located in Grant County
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Homer 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 Homer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homer and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Homer to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 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 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Homer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0853, Longitude: -90.6168 In this case, the coordinates for Homer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Homer 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Homer 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 316.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.794 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.739 degrees. |