Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Central Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Central Heights
- 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 Central Heights:
- 43.134961, -93.241871
- 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 Central Heights
- 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 Cerro Gordo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cerro Gordo County
- Since Central Heights is near Worth County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Central Heights ...
We found ten communities that share the name Central Heights.
Within Iowa, the name Central Heights is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Central Heights is located in Lauderdale County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Central Heights.
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Central Heights is located in Gila County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Central Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Central Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Central Heights.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Central Heights is located in Alamance County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Central Heights.
- Wayne County
- This Central Heights is located in Wayne County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east southeast of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Central Heights.
- Tennessee
- Carter 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 Central Heights [Carter County].
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Central Heights [Sullivan County].
- Texas
- Jefferson 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 Central Heights [Jefferson County].
- Nacogdoches County
- This Central Heights is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the south of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Central Heights.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Central Heights is located in Davis County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west of the Central Heights that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Central Heights.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Heights ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
- Creamery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Manly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Manly is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <3>
- Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <3>
- Mason City Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Registry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Registry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
- Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Rock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
How Far From Central Heights 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 community such as Central Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Central Heights and extending to:
- Mason City, which is the Seat of Cerro Gordo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Central Heights to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cerro Gordo County: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1350, Longitude: -93.2419 In this case, the coordinates for Central Heights 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 Central Heights 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Central Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.875 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.098 degrees. |