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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 Huilsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huilsburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 Huilsburg:
- 43.384991, -88.460655
- 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 Huilsburg
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Huilsburg is near Washington County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Huilsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huilsburg ...
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.
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmersville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Herman Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herman Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
- Iron Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Juneau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- LeRoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Minnesota Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pike Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Rubicon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Sugar Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
How Far From Huilsburg 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 community such as Huilsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Huilsburg and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Huilsburg to Juneau, with an average speed<2> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huilsburg) 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 Huilsburg 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 Huilsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3850, Longitude: -88.4607 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.976 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.541 degrees. |
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