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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 Badger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Badger 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 Badger:
- 42.615795, -94.143928
- 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 Badger
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Badger is near Humboldt County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Badger
Communities Also Named Badger ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Badger.
Within Iowa, the name Badger is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Badger, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Badger lies 2,544 miles [4,094.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- California
- Tulare County
- This Badger is located in Tulare County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the west of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Badger.
- Colorado
- Washington County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Badger.
- Indiana
- White 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 Indiana community of Badger [White County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This Badger is located in Cherokee County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Badger.
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This Badger is located in Taylor County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Badger.
- Manitoba
- This Badger lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the north of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- Minnesota
- Kittson 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 Minnesota community of Badger [Kittson County].
- Roseau County
- This Badger is located in Roseau County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Badger.
- Nebraska
- Gage County
- This Badger is located in Gage County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southwest of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Badger.
- Holt 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 Nebraska community of Badger [Holt County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Badger lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- This Badger is located in Kingsbury County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingsbury County community of Badger.
- Texas
- Ector 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 Texas community of Badger [Ector County].
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Badger is located in Benton County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Badger that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Badger.
- Yakima 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 Washington community of Badger [Yakima County].
- Wisconsin
- Portage 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 Wisconsin community of Badger [Portage County].
- 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 Badger [Laramie County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,033 miles [6,490.5 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Badger
Curious and Interesting Names Near Badger ...
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.
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Coalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
- Judd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Oak is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
- Thor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unique
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unique is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
How Far From Badger 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 city such as Badger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Badger and extending to:
- Fort Dodge, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Badger to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Badger) 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 Badger, 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 Badger 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 Badger 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 Badger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6158, Longitude: -94.1439 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.881 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.697 degrees. |
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