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:
- 28.691385, -81.151174
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Iowa City is near Orange County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Volusia 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.
Within Florida, the name Iowa City is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Iowa City [Placer County].
- Yuba County
- This Iowa City is located in Yuba County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Iowa City that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Iowa City.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- California
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.
- Geigers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Landing
- Geigers Landing is located in Seminole County
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Seminole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jones Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
- Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
- Lake Charm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
- Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
- Palm Shadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shadows
- Palm Shadows is located in Seminole County
- Snow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Truck Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truck Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner
- Truck Corner is located in Seminole 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:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Iowa City to Sanford, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 'straight-line' 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: 28.6914, Longitude: -81.1512 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 310.192 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.592 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.316 degrees. |