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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 Yellowstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone:
    • 42.798334, -89.970402
    • 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 Yellowstone
  • 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
    • Since Yellowstone is near Iowa County and also Dane 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 Dane 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 Yellowstone

Communities Also Named Yellowstone ...

We found three communities that are also named Yellowstone.

Within Wisconsin, the name Yellowstone is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Yellowstone lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yellowstone that is located in Lafayette County.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe County
      • This Yellowstone is located in Monroe County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Yellowstone that is located in Lafayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Yellowstone.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yellowstone that is located in Lafayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Yellowstone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellowstone ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Forward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forward is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
  • Hollandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jonesdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • Mineral Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Postville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Postville is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Red Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Rock is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Slateford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Slateford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford

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

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

  • Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yellowstone to Darlington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 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- Yellowstone) 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7983, Longitude: -89.9704       In this case, the coordinates for Yellowstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.004 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.484 degrees.