Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cornell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cornell
- 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 Cornell:
- 42.945487, -95.140122
- 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 Cornell
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Cornell is near Buena Vista County and also O'Brien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buena Vista County
- eBird sighting report for O'Brien 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 Cornell ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Cornell.
Within Iowa, the name Cornell is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Cornell is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Cornell.
- Modoc County
- This Cornell is located in Modoc County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km] to the west of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Cornell.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Cornell is located in Cook County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cornell.
- Livingston County
- This Cornell is located in Livingston County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east southeast of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cornell.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Cornell is located in Delta County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Cornell.
- Saint Clair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Cornell.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cornell [Bronx County].
- Westchester 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 New York community of Cornell [Westchester County].
- Ontario
- This Cornell lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east of the Cornell that is located in Clay County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornell ...
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.
- Casino Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Dickens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Havelock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <5>
- Mallard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <5>
- Marathon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Rembrandt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrandt
- Rembrandt is located in Buena Vista County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rembrandt <5>
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
- Storm Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storm Lake
- Storm Lake is located in Buena Vista County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Storm Lake <5>
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
How Far From Cornell 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 Cornell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornell and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cornell to Spencer, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9455, Longitude: -95.1401 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cornell 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cornell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cornell 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 319.59 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.372 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.149 degrees. |