Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sylvan Mounds:
  • 42.999168, -88.978443
  • 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 Sylvan Mounds

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Sylvan Mounds is near Dane County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Sylvan Mounds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Mounds ...

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.

• Breezy Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knoll
• Charlie Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Charlie Bluff is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Bluff
• Hickory Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Highwood is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Hillside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hoopers Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoopers Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Mill
• Indian Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Indian Heights is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Lake Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• London
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • London is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Maple Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Maple Beach is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Vinnie Ha Ha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinnie Ha Ha is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie Ha Ha

How Far From Sylvan Mounds 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 Sylvan Mounds to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sylvan Mounds to Madison, 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'