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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 Lowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowville 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 Lowville:
    • 43.382487, -89.327061
    • 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 Lowville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Lowville is near Dane County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Lowville

Communities Also Named Lowville ...

We found four communities that are also named Lowville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Lowville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located 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 ...
    • Minnesota
      • Murray County
      • This Lowville is located in Murray County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lowville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Lowville.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Lowville is located in Lewis County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lowville.
    • Ontario
      • This Lowville lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Columbia County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Lowville is located in Erie County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lowville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowville ...

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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dane is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • DeForest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Fall River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fall River is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Harmony Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Lake Wisconsin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
  • Pardeeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • Pebble Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Portage is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
  • Raintree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Raintree is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Sunburst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunburst is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
  • Token Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Token Creek is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek

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

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

  • Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowville to Portage, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowville) 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 Lowville 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 Lowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3825, Longitude: -89.3271       In this case, the coordinates for Lowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.565 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.83 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.988 degrees.