Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Argo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Argo
- 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 Argo:
- 41.625866, -90.432632
- 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 Argo
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Argo is near Rock Island County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Argo ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Argo.
Within Iowa, the name Argo is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Argo is located in Saint Clair County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Argo that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Argo.
- Walker County
- This Argo is located in Walker County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the south southeast of the Argo that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Argo.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Argo [Fannin County].
- Hall County
- This community is historic and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Argo.
- Illinois
- Carroll 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 Illinois community of Argo [Carroll County].
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Argo [Cook County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Bowie 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 Texas community of Argo [Bowie County].
- Titus County
- This Argo is located in Titus County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Argo that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Argo.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argo ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
- Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <5>
- Cedar Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Great Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Long Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
- Long Grove is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <5>
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Panorama Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rapids City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
- Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <5>
How Far From Argo 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 Argo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Argo and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Argo to Davenport, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Argo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6259, Longitude: -90.4326 In this case, the coordinates for Argo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Argo 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 Argo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Argo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.436 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.032 degrees. |