Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Norway Grove:
  • 43.248602, -89.402618
  • 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 Norway Grove

• 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Since Norway Grove is near Columbia County and also Sauk 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 Sauk 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 Norway Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norway Grove ...

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.

• Catfish ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Catfish is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Dane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• DeForest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Lowville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
• Maple Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
• Pebble Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
• Raintree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Raintree is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Sunburst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunburst is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
• Token Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Token Creek is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Norway Grove and extending to:

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Norway Grove to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'