Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Wayne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Wayne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Wayne
- 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 Wayne:
- 42.566396, -89.880678
- 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 South Wayne
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Since South Wayne is near Green County and also Stephenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- eBird sighting report for Stephenson 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 South Wayne ...
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.
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
- Martintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Green County
- Orangeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <2>
- Pitcherville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
- Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Schultz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Sweet Home ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Yellowstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
How Far From South Wayne 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 village such as South Wayne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Wayne and extending to:
- Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Wayne to Darlington, with an average speed<4> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Wayne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5664, Longitude: -89.8807 In this case, the coordinates for South Wayne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 South Wayne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.502 degrees. |