Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bernard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bernard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bernard
- 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 Bernard:
- 42.312776, -90.831232
- 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 Bernard
- 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 Bernard is near Jackson County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Bernard ...
We found ten communities that share the name Bernard.
Within Iowa, the name Bernard is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bernard [Hopkins County].
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bernard [Mason County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- Nunavut
- This Bernard lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bernard that is located in Dubuque County.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bernard ...
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.
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
- Clay Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Crab Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Garry Owen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Ironhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Kidder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Otter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Temple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Jones County
How Far From Bernard 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 Bernard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bernard and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bernard to Dubuque, 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 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernard. 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> | 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 Bernard 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bernard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bernard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3128, Longitude: -90.8312 In this case, the coordinates for Bernard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bernard, 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> | 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. |
| <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 Bernard 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 316.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.849 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.055 degrees. |