Outdoor Activities ...

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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clinton Stock Yards

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clinton Stock Yards

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Clinton Stock Yards is near Whiteside County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Clinton Stock Yards

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)
  • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
• Garden Plain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
• Little Oklahoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
• Lyons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Oliver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oliver is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Sixmile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Tenmile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
• Union Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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<1> 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]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clinton Stock Yards to Des Moines, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'