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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 Irving, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irving 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 Irving:
    • 44.189962, -90.901252
    • 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 Irving
  • 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 Irving ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Irving.

Within Wisconsin, the name Irving is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Irving [Marin County].
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This Irving is located in Montgomery County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Irving.
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Irving is located in Benton County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Irving.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Marshall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Irving.
    • Kentucky
      • Pendleton 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 Kentucky community of Irving [Pendleton County].
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Irving is located in Barry County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Irving.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi 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 Minnesota community of Irving [Kandiyohi County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Irving [Saint Louis County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Irving.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Irving is located in Chautauqua County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the east of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Irving.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jefferson County
      • This Irving is located in Jefferson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irving.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Irving is located in Lane County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Irving.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Irving is located in Schuylkill County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Irving.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Irving is located in Greenwood County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Irving.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink 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 South Dakota community of Irving [Spink County].
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Irving is located in Dallas County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Irving.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Irving is located in Bedford County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Irving that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Irving.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison 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 West Virginia community of Irving [Harrison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irving ...

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.

  • Blair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Burns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in La Crosse County
  • Cataract
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataract have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
    • Cataract is located in Monroe County
  • Disco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Disco is located in Jackson County
  • Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Jackson County
  • Lees Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
    • Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County
  • Lynxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
    • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Shamrock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Jackson County
  • Speck Oaks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speck Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks
    • Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County
  • Stevenstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
    • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County

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

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

  • Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Irving to Madison, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.wi.us/

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 Irving, 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- Irving) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irving. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1900, Longitude: -90.9013       In this case, the coordinates for Irving 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Irving 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 Irving 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 316.641 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.168 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.583 degrees.









 

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