Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rolling Ground:
  • 43.329424, -90.740406
  • 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 Rolling Ground

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Ground ...

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.

• Bell Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
• Bosstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bosstown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosstown
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gays Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Harmony Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Pine Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Plugtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
• Readstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Readstown is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• Soldiers Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• Sugar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Wild Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose

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

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

• Prairie du Chien, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Ground to Prairie du Chien, 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 just over a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'