Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Deerfield:
  • 43.083054, -89.075667
  • 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 Old Deerfield

• 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 Old Deerfield is near Jefferson County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Old Deerfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Deerfield ...

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.

• Breezy Knoll
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
• Cottage Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Deansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
• Door Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Door Creek is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
• Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lake Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• London
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Pierceville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockdale is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Seminary Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Deerfield to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 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 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'