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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 Mifflin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mifflin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mifflin:
- 42.871105, -90.354015
- 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 Mifflin
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Mifflin is near Grant County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Mifflin
Communities Also Named Mifflin ...
We found five communities that are also named Mifflin.
Within Wisconsin, the name Mifflin is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Mifflin is located in Crawford County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mifflin that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mifflin.
- Ohio
- Ashland County
- This Mifflin is located in Ashland County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mifflin that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Mifflin.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Mifflin is located in Juniata County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mifflin that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Mifflin.
- Tennessee
- Chester County
- This Mifflin is located in Chester County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the south of the Mifflin that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Mifflin.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Mifflin is located in Logan County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mifflin that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Mifflin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mifflin ...
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.
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Elk Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Slateford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Mifflin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mifflin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mifflin and extending to:
- Dodgeville, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mifflin to Dodgeville, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 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 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 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 from Point A (ie- Mifflin) 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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8711, Longitude: -90.3540 In this case, the coordinates for Mifflin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.266 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.661 degrees. |
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