Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Victory Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victory Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Victory Heights
- 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 Victory Heights:
- 42.542791, -89.090667
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Victory Heights
- 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 Rock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- Since Victory Heights is near Winnebago County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Victory Heights ...
We found nine communities that share the name Victory Heights.
Within Wisconsin, the name Victory Heights is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Victory Heights.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Victory Heights is located in Chatham County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Victory Heights.
- Muscogee County
- This Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the south southeast of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Victory Heights.
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Victory Heights is located in Clark County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Victory Heights.
- New York
- Chemung 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 New York community of Victory Heights [Chemung County].
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Victory Heights is located in Venango County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Victory Heights.
- Tennessee
- Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Victory Heights [Shelby County].
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Victory Heights.
- Washington
- King County
- This Victory Heights is located in King County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victory Heights that is located in Rock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Victory Heights.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victory Heights ...
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.
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Foxhollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Rock County
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Morehaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Porters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stagecoach Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills
- Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Victory Heights 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 community such as Victory Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victory Heights and extending to:
- Janesville, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Victory Heights to Janesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Victory Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victory Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victory Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5428, Longitude: -89.0907 In this case, the coordinates for Victory Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Victory Heights 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Victory Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.107 degrees. |