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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 Sugar Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Island 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 Sugar Island:
    • 43.225835, -88.579823
    • 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 Sugar Island
  • 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Since Sugar Island is near Jefferson County and also Waukesha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Sugar Island

Communities Also Named Sugar Island ...

We found one communities that are also named Sugar Island.

Within Wisconsin, the name Sugar Island is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Sugar Island in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sugar Island that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Sugar Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Island ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Hartland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Herman Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Herman Center is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
  • Iron Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Juneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Juneau is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Oak Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pike Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
  • Pipersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
  • Richwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Rubicon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Summit Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Corners is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Corners

How Far From Sugar Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sugar Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Island to Juneau, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 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 from Point A (ie- Sugar Island) 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 Sugar Island 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 Sugar Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2258, Longitude: -88.5798       In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.059 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.232 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.649 degrees.