Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shorewood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shorewood Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shorewood Hills
- 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 Shorewood Hills:
- 43.077774, -89.446509
- 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 Shorewood Hills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Since Shorewood Hills is near Columbia County and also Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Green 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 Shorewood Hills ...
We found two communities that share the name Shorewood Hills.
Within Wisconsin, the name Shorewood Hills is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hot Spring County
- This Shorewood Hills is located in Hot Spring County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shorewood Hills that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Shorewood Hills.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Shorewood Hills is located in Berrien County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shorewood Hills that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Shorewood Hills.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorewood Hills ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Elmside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dane County
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Maple Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Oak Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Pheasant Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Pilgrim Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
- Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
How Far From Shorewood Hills 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 village such as Shorewood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shorewood Hills and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies just to the East.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Shorewood Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shorewood Hills: www.shorewood-hills.org/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 from Point A (ie- Shorewood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shorewood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0778, Longitude: -89.4465 In this case, the coordinates for Shorewood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shorewood Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.882 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees. |