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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hortonville:
    • 44.334755, -88.638420
    • 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 Hortonville
  • 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 Hortonville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Hortonville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Hortonville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hortonville is located in Hamilton County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hortonville.
    • Kansas
      • Sheridan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hortonville [Sheridan County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Hortonville is located in Bristol County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Hortonville.
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This Hortonville is located in Otero County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hortonville.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Hortonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hortonville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Hortonville lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Hortonville is located in Rutland County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hortonville that is located in Outagamie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Hortonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hortonville ...

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.

  • Apple Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Outagamie County
  • Fox Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gills Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
  • Indian Shores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
    • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
  • Mackville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
  • Red Banks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
    • Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
  • Sugar Bush
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
    • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
  • Twelve Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
    • Twelve Corners is located in Outagamie County
  • Whispering Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County

How Far From Hortonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Hortonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Appleton, which is the Seat of Outagamie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hortonville to Appleton, with an average speed<4> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hortonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hortonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3348, Longitude: -88.6384    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hortonville 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>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.
<5>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 Hortonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.081 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.346 degrees.




 

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