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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 Andrew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andrew and the surrounding area.
- 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 Andrew:
- 42.153686, -90.591217
- 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 Andrew
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Andrew is near Clinton County and also Dubuque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque 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 Andrew
Communities Also Named Andrew ...
We found seven communities that are also named Andrew.
Within Iowa, the name Andrew is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Andrew lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Andrew that is located in Jackson County.
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Andrew is located in Leon County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Andrew that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Andrew.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Andrew is located in Sangamon County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Andrew that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Andrew.
- Kansas
- Smith 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 Kansas community of Andrew [Smith County].
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the south of the Andrew that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Andrew.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cedar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Andrew.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Andrew is located in Boone County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Andrew that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Andrew.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andrew ...
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.
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crab Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Green Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Ironhills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasant Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Rockaway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockaway is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Springbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Andrew 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 city such as Andrew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andrew and extending to:
- Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Andrew to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andrew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Andrew 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Andrew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Andrew 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 Andrew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1537, Longitude: -90.5912 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.638 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.974 degrees. |
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