Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Austinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austinville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Austinville
- 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 Austinville:
- 42.585811, -92.957143
- 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 Austinville
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Austinville is near Hardin County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Austinville ...
We found four communities that share the name Austinville.
Within Iowa, the name Austinville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Austinville is located in Morgan County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Austinville that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Austinville.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- Although located in Pemiscot County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Austinville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Austinville is located in Bradford County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east of the Austinville that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Austinville.
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- This Austinville is located in Wythe County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Austinville that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Austinville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Austinville ...
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.
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Eagle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Eleanor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
- Macey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pilot Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Steamboat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rock
- Steamboat Rock is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Rock <3>
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
How Far From Austinville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Austinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Austinville and extending to:
- Allison, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Austinville to Allison, with an average speed<4> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.butlercoiowa.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Austinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5858, Longitude: -92.9571 In this case, the coordinates for Austinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Austinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.083 degrees. |