Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shullsburg:
  • 42.573058, -90.231516
  • 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 Shullsburg

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Shullsburg is near Jo Daviess County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Shullsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shullsburg ...

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.

• Council Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
• Cuba City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Elk Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
• Elmo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmo is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Hazel Green
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Jenkinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Lead Mine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Meekers Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
• New Diggings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
• Red Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Scales Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <1>
• Sweet Home ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home

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

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

• Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shullsburg to Darlington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'