Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bryant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bryant
- 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 Bryant:
- 41.963360, -90.330131
- 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 Bryant
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Bryant is near Jackson County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Bryant ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Bryant.
Within Iowa, the name Bryant is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Bryant is located in Independence County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the south of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Bryant.
- Saline County
- This Bryant is located in Saline County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the south southwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Bryant.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bryant [Fayette County].
- Franklin County
- This Bryant is located in Franklin County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bryant.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Bryant is located in Douglas County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bryant.
- Jackson County
- This Bryant is located in Jackson County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the southwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bryant.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Bryant.
- Washoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bryant [Washoe County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Bryant is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Bryant.
- Linn County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Linn County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Bryant.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Bryant lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bryant [Maury County].
- Sequatchie County
- This Bryant is located in Sequatchie County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Bryant.
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Bryant is located in King County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Bryant.
- Snohomish County
- This Bryant is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km] to the west northwest of the Bryant that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Bryant.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryant ...
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.
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Elk River Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Goose Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Little Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
- Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <4>
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Clinton County
- Rockaway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sixmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Tenmile
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Twin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Jackson County
How Far From Bryant 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 community such as Bryant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryant and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bryant to Clinton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bryant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9634, Longitude: -90.3301 In this case, the coordinates for Bryant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bryant 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. |
| <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 Bryant, 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 Bryant 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 316.244 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.407 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.892 degrees. |