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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 Marxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marxville 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 Marxville:
    • 43.191173, -89.659898
    • 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 Marxville
  • 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 Marxville ...

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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Black Earth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Catfish ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
    • Catfish is located in Dane County
  • Cross Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
  • Dane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Five Points
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Dane County
  • Harmony Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Wisconsin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
    • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Little Norway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
    • Little Norway is located in Dane County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lutheran Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moon Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Horeb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Pheasant Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
      • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
    • Vermont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
      • Vermont is located in Dane County

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marxville to Madison, with an average speed<3> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of 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 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1912, Longitude: -89.6599       In this case, the coordinates for Marxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Marxville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.793 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.063 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.215 degrees.




 

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