RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Richland County >> Lone Rock >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lone Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Rock 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 Lone Rock:
    • 43.184435, -90.201791
    • 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 Lone Rock
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Lone Rock is near Iowa County and also Sauk 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 Sauk 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 Lone Rock

Communities Also Named Lone Rock ...

We found five communities that are also named Lone Rock.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Lone Rock.

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

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Juneau County
      • This Lone Rock is located in Juneau County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lone Rock that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Lone Rock.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Lone Rock is located in Baxter County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lone Rock that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Lone Rock.
    • Idaho
      • Power County
      • This Lone Rock is located in Power County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Rock that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Power County community of Lone Rock.
    • Iowa
      • Kossuth County
      • This Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Rock that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Lone Rock.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Lone Rock lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lone Rock that is located in Richland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Rock ...

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.

  • Bear Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clyde is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Coon Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rock
  • Gotham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gotham is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Ithaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ithaca is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Orion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Orion is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Plain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plain is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Spring Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Twin Bluffs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
  • Wyoming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From Lone Rock 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 village such as Lone Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lone Rock to Richland Center, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 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- Lone Rock) 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 Lone Rock 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 Lone Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1844, Longitude: -90.2018       In this case, the coordinates for Lone Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.162 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.483 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.497 degrees.