Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigeon Falls:
  • 44.425970, -91.210874
  • 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 Pigeon Falls

• 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 Trempealeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
  • Since Pigeon Falls is near Jackson County and also Eau Claire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eau Claire 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 Pigeon Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Falls ...

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.

• Blair
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Coral City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
• Disco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Disco is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
• Elk Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hay Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hay Creek
  • From Pigeon Falls to Hay Creek
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• New City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New City is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• Nix Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Price
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Price is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price

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

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

• Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pigeon Falls to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'