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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clinton Stock Yards:
    • 41.816697, -90.222628
    • 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 Clinton Stock Yards
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Stock Yards ...

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.

  • Elk River Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
  • Garden Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Little Oklahoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
    • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Lyons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County
  • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Oliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Sixmile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
    • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
  • Spring Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Tenmile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
  • Union Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)

How Far From Clinton Stock Yards 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 Clinton Stock Yards to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clinton Stock Yards and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clinton Stock Yards to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clinton Stock Yards. 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>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clinton Stock Yards) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clinton Stock Yards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8167, Longitude: -90.2226       In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Stock Yards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Clinton Stock Yards to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.169 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.302 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.876 degrees.









 

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