Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ross Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ross Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ross Crossing
- 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 Ross Crossing:
- 42.829169, -89.552343
- 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 Ross Crossing
- 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- Since Ross Crossing is near Dane County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Ross Crossing ...
We found four communities that share the name Ross Crossing.
Within Wisconsin, the name Ross Crossing is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Ross Crossing is located in Fresno County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ross Crossing that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Ross Crossing.
- Kentucky
- Ballard County
- This Ross Crossing is located in Ballard County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the south of the Ross Crossing that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Ross Crossing.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ross Crossing [Tuscola County].
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Ross Crossing is located in Alcorn County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south of the Ross Crossing that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Ross Crossing.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Crossing ...
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.
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Oak Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Postville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Ross Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ross Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ross Crossing and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Green County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ross Crossing to Monroe, 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 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 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 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ross Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Green County: www.co.green.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ross Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ross Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8292, Longitude: -89.5523 In this case, the coordinates for Ross Crossing 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 Ross Crossing 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 Ross Crossing 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 315.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.261 degrees. |