Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Primrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Primrose and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Primrose
- 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 Primrose:
- 42.901389, -89.662345
- 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 Primrose
- 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Since Primrose is near Green County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Primrose ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Primrose.
Within Wisconsin, the name Primrose is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Primrose lies 2,708 miles [4,358.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Primrose lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Primrose is located in Schuylkill County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Primrose.
- Washington County
- This Primrose is located in Washington County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east southeast of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Primrose.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Primrose lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- Rhode Island
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Primrose is located in Tarrant County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Primrose.
- Van Zandt County
- This Primrose is located in Van Zandt County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the south southwest of the Primrose that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Primrose.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Primrose ...
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.
- Blue Mounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dane County
- Forward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Little Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
- Little Norway is located in Dane County
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Mount Horeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Oak Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Postville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Primrose to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Primrose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Primrose and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Primrose to Madison, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Primrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Primrose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Primrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9014, Longitude: -89.6623 In this case, the coordinates for Primrose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Primrose 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Primrose to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.298 degrees. |