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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 Neptune, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neptune 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 Neptune:
- 43.373140, -90.268721
- 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 Neptune
- 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 Neptune is near Sauk County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Neptune
Communities Also Named Neptune ...
We found seven communities that are also named Neptune.
Within Wisconsin, the name Neptune is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Plymouth County
- This Neptune is located in Plymouth County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west of the Neptune that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Neptune.
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Neptune [Plaquemines Parish].
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Neptune is located in Mercer County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Neptune that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Neptune.
- Saskatchewan
- This Neptune lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Neptune that is located in Richland County.
- South Dakota
- Kingsbury 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 South Dakota community of Neptune [Kingsbury County].
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Neptune is located in Cheatham County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Neptune that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Neptune.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Neptune is located in Jackson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Neptune that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Neptune.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neptune ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
- Henrietta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Point is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
- Hub City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Twin Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
How Far From Neptune 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 Neptune to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neptune and extending to:
- Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Neptune to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 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 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Neptune) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Neptune 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 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 Neptune 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 Neptune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3731, Longitude: -90.2687 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.479 degrees. |
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