Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clyde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clyde and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clyde
- 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 Clyde:
- 41.841884, -93.263209
- 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 Clyde
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Clyde is near Story County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Story County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Clyde ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Clyde.
Within Iowa, the name Clyde is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 39 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Clyde lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Clyde is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<2> to the west of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Clyde.
- Imperial County
- This Clyde is located in Imperial County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the west southwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Clyde.
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clyde [San Joaquin County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Clyde [Bingham County].
- Butte County
- This Clyde is located in Butte County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Clyde.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Clyde is located in Cook County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the east of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Clyde.
- Macoupin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Clyde [Macoupin County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clyde [Allegan County].
- Oakland County
- This Clyde is located in Oakland County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the east of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Clyde.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Banner County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Banner County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banner County community of Clyde.
- Phelps County
- This Clyde is located in Phelps County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Clyde.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Clyde lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Clyde is located in Indiana County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the east of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Clyde.
- Northampton County
- This Clyde is located in Northampton County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Clyde.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Clyde lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Utah County
- Although located in Utah County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Clyde.
- Washington
- King County
- This Clyde is located in King County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Clyde.
- Walla Walla County
- This Clyde is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km] to the west northwest of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Clyde.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clyde [Kanawha County].
- Wetzel 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 West Virginia community of Clyde [Wetzel County].
- Wisconsin
- Iowa County
- This Clyde is located in Iowa County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Clyde.
- Kewaunee County
- This Clyde is located in Kewaunee County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the northeast of the Clyde that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Clyde.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clyde ...
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.
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Green Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Iowa Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Ira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
- Melbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <5>
- Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
How Far From Clyde 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 Clyde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clyde and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clyde to Newton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clyde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clyde) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clyde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8419, Longitude: -93.2632 In this case, the coordinates for Clyde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Clyde 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Clyde to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.247 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.687 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.418 degrees. |