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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plainfield:
    • 44.214139, -89.494287
    • 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 Plainfield
  • 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 Waushara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
    • Since Plainfield is near Portage County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Plainfield

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Plainfield.

Within Wisconsin, the name Plainfield is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Plainfield is located in Columbia County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Plainfield.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Plainfield is located in Yolo County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Plainfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Plainfield is located in Windham County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Plainfield.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plainfield.
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Plainfield is located in Dodge County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Plainfield.
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Plainfield is located in Jasper County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Plainfield.
      • Will County
      • This Plainfield is located in Will County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plainfield.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hendricks County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Plainfield.
      • LaPorte County
      • This Plainfield is located in LaPorte County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Plainfield.
    • Iowa
      • Bremer County
      • This Plainfield is located in Bremer County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Plainfield.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plainfield [Cloud County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Plainfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Plainfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Plainfield.
      • Nantucket County
      • This Plainfield is located in Nantucket County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Plainfield.
      • Norfolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Plainfield [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Plainfield is located in Livingston County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Plainfield.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Plainfield [Greene County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Plainfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Plainfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Plainfield is located in Union County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Plainfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Plainfield lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Plainfield is located in Coshocton County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Plainfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Plainfield lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Plainfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Plainfield.
      • York County
      • This Plainfield is located in York County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Plainfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Plainfield is located in Blount County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Plainfield.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Plainfield is located in Washington County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Waushara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plainfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Plainfield [Marshall County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainfield ...

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.

  • Almond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Almond is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Big Flats
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Flats is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Blaine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Chain O' Lakes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
  • Cottonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
  • Dakota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Grand Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Indian Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Plover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Plover is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
  • Rural
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Silver Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Wild Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people

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

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

  • Wautoma, which is the Seat of Waushara County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plainfield to Wautoma, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plainfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Plainfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Plainfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2141, Longitude: -89.4943       In this case, the coordinates for Plainfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.067 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.832 degrees.