Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ayresville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ayresville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ayresville
- 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 Ayresville:
- 41.684747, -91.014041
- 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 Ayresville
- 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Since Ayresville is near Muscatine County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ayresville ...
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.
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Lime City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Pleasant Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Sweetland Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland Center
- Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ayresville 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 Ayresville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ayresville and extending to:
- Tipton, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ayresville to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ayresville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ayresville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ayresville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6847, Longitude: -91.0140 In this case, the coordinates for Ayresville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ayresville 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 316.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.895 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.309 degrees. |