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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 Raintree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raintree 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 Raintree:
    • 43.196659, -89.287894
    • 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 Raintree
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
    • Since Raintree is near Columbia County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Raintree

Communities Also Named Raintree ...

We found ten communities that are also named Raintree.

Within Wisconsin, the name Raintree is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Raintree is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Raintree.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Raintree.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Raintree is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Raintree.
      • Onslow County
      • This Raintree is located in Onslow County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Raintree.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Raintree is located in Greenwood County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Raintree.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Raintree is located in Spartanburg County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Raintree.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Raintree is located in Weber County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the west of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Raintree.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Raintree is located in Albemarle County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Raintree.
      • Prince William County
      • This Raintree is located in Prince William County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Raintree.
      • Stafford County
      • This Raintree is located in Stafford County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east southeast of the Raintree that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Raintree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintree ...

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.

  • Catfish ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catfish is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Cottage Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
  • Darwin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Darwin is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • DeForest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Elmside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elmside is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
  • Maple Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Pebble Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
  • Pierceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierceville is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Seminary Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
  • Sunburst
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunburst is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
  • Token Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Token Creek is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raintree to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 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 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raintree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Raintree 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 Raintree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1967, Longitude: -89.2879       In this case, the coordinates for Raintree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.539 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.775 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.021 degrees.