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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 Casey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casey 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 Casey:
- 41.507460, -94.521270
- 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 Casey
- 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 Guthrie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guthrie County
- Since Casey is near Adair County and also Audubon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audubon 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 Casey
Communities Also Named Casey ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Casey.
Within Iowa, the name Casey is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Casey is located in Dallas County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Casey.
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This Casey is located in Woodruff County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Casey.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Casey is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the southeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Casey.
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Casey is located in Clark County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Casey.
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Casey is located in Butler County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Casey.
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Casey is located in Meeker County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Casey.
- Oklahoma
- Pawnee County
- This Casey is located in Pawnee County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Casey.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Quebec
- This Casey lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Casey that is located in Guthrie County.
- South Dakota
- Ziebach 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 South Dakota community of Casey [Ziebach County].
- Tennessee
- Macon 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 Casey [Macon County].
- Texas
- El Paso County
- Although located in El Paso County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Casey.
- Harris 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 Texas community of Casey [Harris County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casey ...
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.
- Audubon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dewey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Kennedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Panther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Prussia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prussia is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
- Quarry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Quarry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Viola Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viola Center is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
- Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Casey 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 Casey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Casey and extending to:
- Guthrie Center, which is the Seat of Guthrie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Casey to Guthrie Center, with an average speed<4> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Casey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Casey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Casey 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 Casey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5075, Longitude: -94.5213 In this case, the coordinates for Casey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.108 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.141 degrees. |
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