Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loddes Mill:
  • 43.263878, -89.800679
  • 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 Loddes Mill

• 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 Sauk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • Since Loddes Mill is near Iowa County and also Dane 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 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 Loddes Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loddes Mill ...

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.

• Arena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arena is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Black Earth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
• Black Hawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Coon Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rock
• Cross Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
• Helena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Lake Wisconsin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lutheran Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
• Martinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Moon Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
• Plain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Vermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Vermont is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont

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

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

• Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Loddes Mill to Baraboo, 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 four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 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 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'