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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 Atkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atkins 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 Atkins:
- 41.995139, -91.861972
- 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 Atkins
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Atkins is near Linn County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Atkins
Communities Also Named Atkins ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Atkins.
Within Iowa, the name Atkins is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This Atkins is located in Pope County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Atkins.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Atkins is located in Bossier Parish and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the south of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Atkins.
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This Atkins is located in Saint Clair County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Atkins.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Atkins is located in Gallatin County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Atkins.
- Nebraska
- Morrill County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Atkins [Morrill County].
- South Carolina
- Lee County
- This Atkins is located in Lee County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Atkins.
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Atkins [Henderson County].
- Stewart County
- This Atkins is located in Stewart County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Atkins.
- Virginia
- Smyth County
- This Atkins is located in Smyth County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Atkins.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- This Atkins is located in Forest County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Atkins that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Atkins.
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Atkins [Laramie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atkins ...
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.
- Cedar Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Grand View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Hiawatha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Robins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Swisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toddville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Atkins 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 Atkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atkins and extending to:
- Vinton, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atkins to Vinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Atkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Atkins 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. |
| <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 Atkins 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 Atkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9951, Longitude: -91.8620 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.662 degrees. |
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