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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 New Fane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Fane 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 New Fane:
- 43.555241, -88.185470
- 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 New Fane
- 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- Since New Fane is near Washington County and also Sheboygan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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 New Fane
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Fane ...
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.
- Boltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeseville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Cranberry Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Gooseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
- Orchard Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Young America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From New Fane 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 New Fane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Fane and extending to:
- Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Fane to Fond du Lac, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Fane) 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 New Fane 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 New Fane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5552, Longitude: -88.1855 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.787 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.348 degrees. |
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