Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bancroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bancroft and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bancroft
- 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 Bancroft:
- 43.292964, -94.216594
- 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 Bancroft
- 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 Kossuth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kossuth County
- Since Bancroft is near Emmet County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Emmet County
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Bancroft ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Bancroft.
Within Iowa, the name Bancroft is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Coffey 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 Kansas community of Bancroft [Coffey County].
- Nemaha County
- This Bancroft is located in Nemaha County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Bancroft.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Bancroft is located in Jefferson County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bancroft.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the southeast of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Bancroft.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire 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 Massachusetts community of Bancroft [Berkshire County].
- Hampshire County
- This Bancroft is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Bancroft.
- Michigan
- Marquette 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 Michigan community of Bancroft [Marquette County].
- Shiawassee County
- This Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Bancroft.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Bancroft lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bancroft that is located in Kossuth County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bancroft ...
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.
- Crystal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Cylinder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Fairville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - German Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Lakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Lone Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <5>
- Maple Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Rake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bancroft 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 Bancroft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bancroft and extending to:
- Algona, which is the Seat of Kossuth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bancroft to Algona, with an average speed<6> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bancroft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bancroft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bancroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2930, Longitude: -94.2166 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bancroft 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 Bancroft, 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 Bancroft 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 318.948 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.681 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.577 degrees. |