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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 Johannesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg:
- 45.165244, -92.594089
- 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 Johannesburg
- 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 Saint Croix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Since Johannesburg is near Polk County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Johannesburg
Communities Also Named Johannesburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Johannesburg.
Within Wisconsin, the name Johannesburg is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Johannesburg is located in Kern County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johannesburg that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Johannesburg.
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- This Johannesburg is located in Otsego County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Johannesburg that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Johannesburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johannesburg ...
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.
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Cylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylon
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Erin Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Horse Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Little Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Maple Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Star Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johannesburg and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Saint Croix County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johannesburg to Hudson, with an average speed<3> 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Johannesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1652, Longitude: -92.5941 In this case, the coordinates for Johannesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.821 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.224 degrees. |
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