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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 Bassett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bassett 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 Bassett:
    • 43.063126, -92.516457
    • 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 Bassett
  • 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
    • Since Bassett is near Floyd County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Bassett

Communities Also Named Bassett ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Bassett.

Within Iowa, the name Bassett is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Bassett is located in Mississippi County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Bassett.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Bassett is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Bassett.
    • Idaho
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bassett is located in Jefferson County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bassett.
    • Indiana
      • Howard 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 Indiana community of Bassett [Howard County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • This Bassett is located in Allen County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Bassett.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Bassett is located in Saint Louis County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bassett.
    • Nebraska
      • Rock County
      • This Bassett is located in Rock County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Bassett.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bassett [White Pine County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Bassett [Gloucester County].
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bassett [Wood County].
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Bassett is located in Bowie County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the south of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Bassett.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Bassett is located in Henry County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Bassett.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Bassett is located in Kenosha County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bassett that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Bassett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bassett ...

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.

How Far From Bassett 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 city such as Bassett to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bassett and extending to:

  • New Hampton, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bassett to New Hampton, with an average speed<5> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 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 from Point A (ie- Bassett) 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 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 Bassett 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 Bassett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bassett 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 Bassett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0631, Longitude: -92.5165    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.756 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.287 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.735 degrees.