Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ipswich:
  • 42.707496, -90.410406
  • 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 Ipswich

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Ipswich is near Grant County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Ipswich

Communities Also Named Ipswich ...

We found three communities that are also named Ipswich.

Within Wisconsin, the name Ipswich is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Ipswich lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ipswich that is located in Lafayette County.
  • Massachusetts
    • Essex County
    • This Ipswich is located in Essex County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the east of the Ipswich that is located in Lafayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Ipswich.
  • South Dakota
    • Edmunds County
    • This Ipswich is located in Edmunds County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ipswich that is located in Lafayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmunds County community of Ipswich.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ipswich ...

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.

• Bigpatch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bigpatch is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
• Cuba City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Elk Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
• Elmo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elmo is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Jenkinsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Meekers Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove

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

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

• Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ipswich to Darlington, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 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 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'