Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie Corners:
  • 42.535835, -90.533461
  • 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 Prairie Corners

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Prairie Corners is near Jo Daviess County and also Dubuque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque 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 Prairie Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Corners ...

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.

• Cathedral Square
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
• Cuba City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Dickeyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
• Eagle Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Fair Play
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fair Play is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Louisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Louisburg is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
• Sandy Hook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Corners to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'