Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Columbus Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbus Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Columbus Junction

• 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 Columbus Junction:
  • 41.278723, -91.365079
  • 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 Columbus Junction

• 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Since Columbus Junction is near Muscatine County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Columbus Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbus Junction ...

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.

• Bard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bard is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cairo is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Conesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
• Fruitland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Grandview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
• Lone Tree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <1>
• Marsh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marsh is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
• Noble
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Olds
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Olds is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
• Swedesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg

How Far From Columbus Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Columbus Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wapello, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Columbus Junction to Wapello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'