Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnstown Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnstown Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnstown Center
- 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 Johnstown Center:
- 42.695946, -88.841471
- 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 Johnstown Center
- 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 Rock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- Since Johnstown Center is near Walworth County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnstown Center ...
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.
- Charlie Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Bluff
- Charlie Bluff is located in Rock County
- Cold Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Emerald Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Foxhollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Garden Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Heart Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Hickory Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Dane County
- Highwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Holiday Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Rock County
- Indian Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Indian Heights is located in Dane County
- Indianford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Inlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Lake Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Maple Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Maple Beach is located in Rock County
- Porters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Vinnie Ha Ha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinnie Ha Ha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie Ha Ha
- Vinnie Ha Ha is located in Jefferson County
- Janesville
How Far From Johnstown Center 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 Johnstown Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnstown Center and extending to:
- Janesville, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Johnstown Center to Janesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnstown Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnstown Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnstown Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6959, Longitude: -88.8415 |
| <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 Johnstown Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.937 degrees. |