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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 Saylesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saylesville 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 Saylesville:
    • 43.300279, -88.439265
    • 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 Saylesville
  • 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Since Saylesville is near Washington County and also Waukesha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Saylesville

Communities Also Named Saylesville ...

We found two communities that are also named Saylesville.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Saylesville.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Saylesville in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Waukesha County
      • This Saylesville is located in Waukesha County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saylesville that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Saylesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Saylesville is located in Providence County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east of the Saylesville that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Saylesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saylesville ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Cedar Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Herman Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Herman Center is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
  • Iron Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Lake Five
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Five is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
  • Pike Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
  • Rubicon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Rugby Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
  • Sugar Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Island is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island

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

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

  • Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saylesville to Juneau, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saylesville) 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 Saylesville 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 Saylesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3003, Longitude: -88.4393       In this case, the coordinates for Saylesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.963 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.134 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.555 degrees.