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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 Blairstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairstown 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 Blairstown:
- 41.906210, -92.082329
- 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 Blairstown
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Blairstown is near Iowa County and also Tama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tama 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 Blairstown
Communities Also Named Blairstown ...
We found three communities that are also named Blairstown.
Within Iowa, the name Blairstown is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish
- This Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the south of the Blairstown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Blairstown.
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Blairstown is located in Henry County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blairstown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Blairstown.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Blairstown is located in Warren County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east of the Blairstown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blairstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairstown ...
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.
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Grand View Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Homestead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Redman is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
How Far From Blairstown 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 Blairstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairstown and extending to:
- Vinton, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blairstown to Vinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blairstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blairstown 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 Blairstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9062, Longitude: -92.0823 In this case, the coordinates for Blairstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.797 degrees. |
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