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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 Steuben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steuben and the surrounding area.
- 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 Steuben:
- 43.181562, -90.858207
- 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 Steuben
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Steuben is near Grant County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Steuben
Communities Also Named Steuben ...
We found nine communities that are also named Steuben.
Within Wisconsin, the name Steuben is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Davis County
- This Steuben is located in Davis County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Steuben.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Steuben [Jewell County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Steuben [Leavenworth County].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Steuben is located in Washington County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Steuben.
- Michigan
- Schoolcraft County
- This Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Steuben.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Steuben is located in Oneida County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the east of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Steuben.
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Steuben is located in Huron County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Steuben.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Steuben is located in Lycoming County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Steuben.
- Northampton County
- This Steuben is located in Northampton County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east of the Steuben that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Steuben.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steuben ...
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.
- Bell Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Easter Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
- Gays Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Harmony Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Plugtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plugtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
- Rolling Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
- Sand Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
- Woodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
How Far From Steuben to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Steuben to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steuben and extending to:
- Prairie du Chien, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steuben to Prairie du Chien, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east (E). 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 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steuben) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Steuben 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. |
| <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 Steuben 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 Steuben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1816, Longitude: -90.8582 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.838 degrees. |
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