Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tunnel City:
  • 44.007187, -90.565689
  • 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 Tunnel City

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Tunnel City is near Jackson County and also Juneau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juneau 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 Tunnel City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunnel City ...

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.

• Cataract
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cataract is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
• Farmers Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Four Corners
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Hustler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hustler is located in Juneau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
• Kirby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Lees Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
• Leon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Lynxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Oil City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oil City is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Shamrock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shamrock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Valley Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Tunnel City 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 Tunnel City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sparta, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tunnel City to Sparta, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 782 miles [1,258.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'