Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Koshkonong:
  • 42.909727, -88.919553
  • 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 Lake Koshkonong

• 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 Lake Koshkonong is near Rock County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Lake Koshkonong

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Koshkonong ...

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.

• Breezy Knoll
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
• Charlie Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlie Bluff is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Bluff
• Cold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highwood is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Hillside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillside is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Indian Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Heights is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Maple Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Beach is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Vinnie Ha Ha
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Vinnie Ha Ha is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie Ha Ha

How Far From Lake Koshkonong to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Koshkonong to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Koshkonong to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'