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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 Bettendorf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bettendorf 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 Bettendorf:
- 41.536278, -90.507343
- 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 Bettendorf
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Bettendorf is near Rock Island County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Bettendorf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bettendorf ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ginger Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Great Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Panorama Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Bettendorf 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 Bettendorf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bettendorf and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the West.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bettendorf to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bettendorf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bettendorf 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 Bettendorf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5363, Longitude: -90.5073 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.092 degrees. |
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