Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chautauqua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chautauqua and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chautauqua
- 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 Chautauqua:
- 41.290621, -95.793664
- 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 Chautauqua
- 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 Pottawattamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie County
- Since Chautauqua is near Douglas County and also Mills County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Mills 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 Chautauqua ...
We found ten communities that share the name Chautauqua.
Within Iowa, the name Chautauqua is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Chautauqua [Boulder County].
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- This Chautauqua is located in Jersey County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Chautauqua.
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- This Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the south of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Chautauqua.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chautauqua [Harrison County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the east of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Chautauqua.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Chautauqua is located in Montgomery County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the east of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chautauqua.
- South Dakota
- Day County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Chautauqua [Day County].
- Lake County
- This Chautauqua is located in Lake County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chautauqua.
- Texas
- Callahan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Chautauqua [Callahan County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Chautauqua is located in King County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chautauqua that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Chautauqua.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chautauqua ...
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.
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Council Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
- Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>
- Dumfries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Home Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Mineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mineola is located in Mills County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
- Peter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Quick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chautauqua and extending to:
- Council Bluffs, which is the Seat of Pottawattamie County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chautauqua to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chautauqua. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chautauqua 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chautauqua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chautauqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2906, Longitude: -95.7937 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chautauqua 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 319.988 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.617 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.845 degrees. |