Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Byron:
  • 43.638880, -88.486493
  • 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 South Byron

• 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Since South Byron is near Dodge County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 South Byron

Communities Also Named South Byron ...

We found one communities that are also named South Byron.

Within Wisconsin, the name South Byron is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Genesee County
    • This South Byron is located in Genesee County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east of the South Byron that is located in Fond du Lac County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of South Byron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Byron ...

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.

• Dotyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
• Eden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
• Eldorado
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Farmersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• LeRoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
• Marblehead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
• Mayville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mayville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
• Oak Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
• Rogersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville

How Far From South Byron to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Byron to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Byron to Fond du Lac, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'