Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wisconsin:
  • 43.373598, -89.575677
  • 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 Lake Wisconsin

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Lake Wisconsin is near Sauk County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Wisconsin ...

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.

• Dane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  • Dane is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• DeForest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Harmony Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
• Lowville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
• Lutheran Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutheran Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
  • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
• Martinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Dane County
• Moon Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Wisconsin and extending to:

• Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Wisconsin to Portage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 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 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 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 Lake Wisconsin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/