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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Spring Green:
    • 43.175547, -90.067346
    • 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 Spring Green
  • 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 Sauk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
    • Since Spring Green is near Iowa County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Spring Green

Communities Also Named Spring Green ...

We found three communities that are also named Spring Green.

Within Wisconsin, the name Spring Green is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Spring Green is located in Kane County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Green that is located in Sauk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Spring Green.
    • Nebraska
      • Furnas County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Furnas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Furnas County community of Spring Green.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Spring Green is located in Kent County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Green that is located in Sauk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Spring Green.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Green ...

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.

  • Arena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arena is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Black Hawk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Coon Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rock
  • Helena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Lone Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Plain is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From Spring Green 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 village such as Spring Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Green to Baraboo, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spring Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Spring Green to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1755, Longitude: -90.0673       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.071 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.377 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.43 degrees.