Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poynette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poynette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poynette
- 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 Poynette:
- 43.390820, -89.408452
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poynette
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Poynette is near Dane County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- eBird sighting report for Sauk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Poynette ...
We found one communities that share the name Poynette.
Within Wisconsin, the name Poynette is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Poynette in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poynette ...
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.
- Dane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - DeForest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Harmony Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Lowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Moon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Pardeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Pebble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
- Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Raintree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Token Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Token Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek
- Token Creek is located in Dane County
How Far From Poynette 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 Poynette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poynette and extending to:
- Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poynette to Portage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poynette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poynette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poynette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3908, Longitude: -89.4085 In this case, the coordinates for Poynette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Poynette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.028 degrees. |