Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Klevenville:
  • 43.024629, -89.667664
  • 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 Klevenville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Klevenville ...

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.

• Black Earth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Black Earth
  • From Klevenville to Black Earth
• Blue Mounds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Cross Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forward is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
• Little Norway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Norway is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
• Mount Horeb
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
• Pheasant Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
• Vermont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vermont is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Klevenville to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'