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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 Stitzer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stitzer 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 Stitzer:
- 42.926248, -90.623139
- 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 Stitzer
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Stitzer is near Iowa County and also Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Stitzer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stitzer ...
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.
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flora Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flora Fountain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
- Hickory Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hurricane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Shady Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Dell is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Stitzer 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 Stitzer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stitzer and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Stitzer to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Stitzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stitzer 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 Stitzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9262, Longitude: -90.6231 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.45 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.785 degrees. |
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