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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 Little Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Prairie 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 Little Prairie:
    • 42.838618, -88.539633
    • 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 Little Prairie
  • 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

Communities Also Named Little Prairie ...

We found four communities that share the name Little Prairie.

Within Wisconsin, the name Little Prairie is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Little Prairie [Lee County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Little Prairie lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<2> to the northwest of the Little Prairie that is located in Walworth County.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the south of the Little Prairie that is located in Walworth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Little Prairie.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Little Prairie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Prairie ...

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.

  • Bowers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Heart Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heath Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Mills
    • Heath Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
  • Mayhews ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
    • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
  • Potter Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
    • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
  • Slabtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Slabtown is located in Jefferson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Prairie and extending to:

  • Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Little Prairie to Elkhorn, with an average speed<5> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 658 miles [1,058.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8386, Longitude: -88.5396       In this case, the coordinates for Little Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Little Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.036 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.151 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.742 degrees.




 

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