Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Star Prairie:
  • 45.198298, -92.531865
  • 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 Star Prairie

• 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 Saint Croix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
  • Since Star Prairie is near Polk County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Star Prairie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Star Prairie ...

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.

• Boardman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
• Clear Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
• Cylon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylon
• Deer Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Emerald Station
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald Station is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Station
• Erin Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
• Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Horse Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Little Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Falls is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Sand Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Lake is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake

How Far From Star Prairie 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 Star Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Star Prairie and extending to:

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Saint Croix County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Star Prairie to Hudson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'