Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blakesburg:
  • 40.963234, -92.636616
  • 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 Blakesburg

• 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 Wapello County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello County
  • Since Blakesburg is near Monroe County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Blakesburg

Communities Also Named Blakesburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Blakesburg.

Within Iowa, the name Blakesburg is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Blakesburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Putnam County
    • This Blakesburg is located in Putnam County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blakesburg that is located in Wapello County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Blakesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakesburg ...

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.

• Blackhawk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blackhawk is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
• Carbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carbon
  • From Blakesburg to Carbon
• Frederic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frederic is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
• Hocking
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hocking is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking
• Lockman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockman is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockman
• Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Paris is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paris
  • From Blakesburg to Paris
• Pickwick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pickwick is located in Wapello County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Pleasant Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
• Selection
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Selection is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
• Unionville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>

How Far From Blakesburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Blakesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ottumwa, which is the Seat of Wapello County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blakesburg to Ottumwa, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'