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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 Hubbleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hubbleton 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 Hubbleton:
    • 43.193608, -88.882051
    • 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 Hubbleton
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Hubbleton is near Dodge County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Hubbleton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbleton ...

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.

  • Breezy Knoll
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Deansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Deansville is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
  • Ebenezer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Hoopers Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hoopers Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Mill
  • Lake Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
  • London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • London is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Marshall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marshall is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
  • Pipersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
  • Richwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richwood is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood

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

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

  • Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hubbleton to Jefferson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hubbleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hubbleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hubbleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1936, Longitude: -88.8821       In this case, the coordinates for Hubbleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.264 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.461 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.814 degrees.