Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shortville:
  • 44.494962, -90.516524
  • 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 Shortville

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Shortville is near Jackson County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • eBird sighting report for Wood 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shortville ...

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.

• Chili
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Chili is located in Clark County
• Christie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Christie is located in Clark County
• Globe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Globe is located in Clark County
• Greenwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
• Loyal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
  • Loyal is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Clark County
• Lynxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Pray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
  • Pray is located in Jackson County
• Speck Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speck Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks
  • Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shortville and extending to:

• Neillsville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shortville to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shortville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/