Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Freedom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Freedom and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Freedom

• 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 North Freedom:
  • 43.458594, -89.863180
  • 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 North Freedom

• 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 Sauk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • Since North Freedom is near Columbia County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 North Freedom

Communities Also Named North Freedom ...

We found one communities that are also named North Freedom.

Within Wisconsin, the name North Freedom is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named North Freedom in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Armstrong County
    • This North Freedom is located in Armstrong County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Freedom that is located in Sauk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of North Freedom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Freedom ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
• Hill Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hill Point is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
• Lake Wisconsin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lime Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
• Moe Settlement ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moe Settlement is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Settlement
• Moon Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
• Plain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Reedsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Rock Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

How Far From North Freedom 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 village such as North Freedom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies just to the East.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from North Freedom to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 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 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'