Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Andrew:
  • 43.207207, -90.567348
  • 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 Port Andrew

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Port Andrew is near Grant County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Port Andrew

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Andrew ...

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.

• Basswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Basswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Easter Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Harmony Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Homer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Homer is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Orion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orion is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Plugtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
• Sand Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
• Wild Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose

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

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

• Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Andrew to Richland Center, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'