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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 Lac La Belle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lac La Belle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lac La Belle:
    • 43.145561, -88.525655
    • 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 Lac La Belle
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Lac La Belle is near Waukesha County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Lac La Belle

Communities Also Named Lac La Belle ...

We found one communities that are also named Lac La Belle.

Within Wisconsin, the name Lac La Belle is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Lac La Belle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Lac La Belle is located in Keweenaw County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lac La Belle that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Lac La Belle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac La Belle ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Heath Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
  • Helenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
  • Lake Five
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lake Five is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
  • Pike Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
  • Pipersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
  • Richwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Richwood is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Rubicon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Slabtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Sugar Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
  • Summit Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

How Far From Lac La Belle 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 village such as Lac La Belle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lac La Belle to Jefferson, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lac La Belle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lac La Belle 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 Lac La Belle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1456, Longitude: -88.5257       In this case, the coordinates for Lac La Belle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.023 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.18 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.645 degrees.