Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Iowa City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iowa City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Iowa 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 Iowa City:
- 39.291557, -121.477466
- 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 Iowa 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 Yuba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Since Iowa City is near Butte County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Iowa City ...
We found four communities that share the name Iowa City.
There is one other community in California which is also named Iowa City.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iowa 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.
- Burts Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
- Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
- Linda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
- Linda is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linda <4>
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
- Marigold ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Mendoza ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Oregon House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon House
- Oregon House is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon House <4>
- Robinsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
- Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
- Smartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Smartville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smartville <4>
- Sucker Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucker Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Flat
- Sucker Flat is located in Yuba County
- Sunnyslope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Vista Robles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
- Vista Robles is located in Butte County
How Far From Iowa 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 Iowa City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Iowa City and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Yuba County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Iowa City to Marysville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iowa City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Iowa City 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. |
| <2> | 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- Iowa City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iowa City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2916, Longitude: -121.4775 In this case, the coordinates for Iowa City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Iowa City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.566 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.466 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.577 degrees. |