Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bevington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bevington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bevington

• 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 Bevington:
  • 41.359510, -93.791502
  • 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 Bevington

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Bevington is near Madison County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bevington

Communities Also Named Bevington ...

We found one communities that are also named Bevington.

There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Bevington.

Beyond Iowa.

• Communities Located In Iowa ...
  • Madison County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bevington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bevington ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Churchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Churchville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Commerce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Commerce is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
• Cool
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
• Old Peru
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Peru is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
• Scotch Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
• Summerset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Summerset is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
• Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
• Tileville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tileville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
• Valley Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
• Wick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bevington and extending to:

• Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bevington to Indianola, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'