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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 Barnum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnum 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 Barnum:
- 42.507392, -94.363863
- 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 Barnum
- 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 Barnum is near Calhoun County and also Humboldt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Barnum
Communities Also Named Barnum ...
We found nine communities that are also named Barnum.
Within Iowa, the name Barnum is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Barnum lies 2,989 miles [4,810.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Barnum [Fairfield County].
- 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 Barnum [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- This Barnum is located in Carlton County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Barnum.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Barnum is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the east of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Barnum.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Barnum is located in Polk County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the south of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Barnum.
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- This Barnum is located in Mineral County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Barnum.
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Barnum is located in Crawford County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Barnum.
- Wyoming
- Johnson County
- This Barnum is located in Johnson County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnum that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Barnum.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnum ...
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.
- Badger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Siding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Moorland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Piper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Richard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Shady Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Oak is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unique
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Unique is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
How Far From Barnum 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 Barnum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnum and extending to:
- Fort Dodge, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Barnum to Fort Dodge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Barnum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Barnum 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> | 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 Barnum 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 Barnum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5074, Longitude: -94.3639 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.032 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.837 degrees. |
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