Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sprague, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprague and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sprague
- 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 Sprague:
- 44.147743, -90.131520
- 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 Sprague
- 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 Juneau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Juneau County
- Since Sprague is near Adams County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Sprague ...
We found eight communities that share the name Sprague.
There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Sprague.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Manitoba
- This Sprague lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sprague that is located in Juneau County.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprague ...
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.
- Big Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- Cottonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Adams County
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lone Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Meadow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Orange Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mill
- Orange Mill is located in Juneau County
- Strongs Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
How Far From Sprague 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 Sprague to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprague and extending to:
- Mauston, which is the Seat of Juneau County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sprague to Mauston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sprague. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Juneau County: www.juneaucounty.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sprague could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sprague) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sprague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1477, Longitude: -90.1315 In this case, the coordinates for Sprague have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sprague 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 316.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.187 degrees. |