Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kieler:
  • 42.581388, -90.602628
  • 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 Kieler

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kieler ...

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.

• Dickeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
• Eagle Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Fair Play
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Play is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Louisburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Louisburg is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
• Prairie Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Corners is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
• Rose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rose is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Sageville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Sandy Hook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kieler and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kieler to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 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 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'