Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perkinstown:
  • 45.204199, -90.615225
  • 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 Perkinstown

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Perkinstown is near Clark County and also Chippewa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa 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 Perkinstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinstown ...

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.

• Arnold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Arnold is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Clark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clark is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Donald
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Donald is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Hannibal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hannibal is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
• Jump River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump River is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jump River
  • From Perkinstown to Jump River
• Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Little Black
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
• Queenstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Queenstown is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Ruby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Stetsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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

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

• Medford, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perkinstown to Medford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'