Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Balltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Balltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Balltown
- 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 Balltown:
- 42.638092, -90.868692
- 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 Balltown
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since Balltown is near Grant County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Balltown ...
We found eight communities that share the name Balltown.
Within Iowa, the name Balltown is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Nelson County
- This Balltown is located in Nelson County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Balltown that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Balltown.
- Whitley County
- This Balltown is located in Whitley County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the southeast of the Balltown that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Balltown.
- Louisiana
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Balltown ...
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.
- Beetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- British Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
- British Hollow is located in Grant County (WI)
- Budd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
- Diamond Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dubuque County
- Holy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Lore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Sageville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Turkey River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Twin Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
How Far From Balltown 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 Balltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Balltown and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Balltown to Dubuque, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.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- Balltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6381, Longitude: -90.8687 In this case, the coordinates for Balltown 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 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 Balltown 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> | 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. |
| <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 Balltown 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 316.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.989 degrees. |