Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Readstown:
  • 43.448865, -90.759019
  • 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 Readstown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Readstown ...

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.

• Bosstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bosstown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosstown
• Fargo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fargo is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Jimtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jimtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Pole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
• Pine Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Rolling Ground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
• Soldiers Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• Sugar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Towerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Towerville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
• Tunnelville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville

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

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

• Viroqua, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Readstown to Viroqua, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'