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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 Modena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Modena 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 Modena:
    • 44.457466, -91.796548
    • 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 Modena
  • 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 Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
    • Since Modena is near Pepin County and also Wabasha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha 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 Modena

Communities Also Named Modena ...

We found six communities that are also named Modena.

Within Wisconsin, the name Modena is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Stark County
      • This Modena is located in Stark County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Modena that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Modena.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Modena [Butler County].
    • Missouri
      • Mercer County
      • This Modena is located in Mercer County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Modena that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Modena.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Modena is located in Ulster County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east of the Modena that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Modena.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Modena is located in Chester County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Modena that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Modena.
    • Utah
      • Iron County
      • This Modena is located in Iron County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Modena that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Modena.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Modena ...

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.

  • Anchorage ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Cream
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cream is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream
  • Kellogg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
  • Laneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laneville is located in Pepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
  • Lookout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lookout is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Maxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxville is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Montana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montana is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Reads Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tell is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell

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

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

  • Alma, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Modena to Alma, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Modena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Modena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Modena 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 Modena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4575, Longitude: -91.7965       In this case, the coordinates for Modena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.263 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.913 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.986 degrees.