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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cottonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cottonville:
- 42.236594, -90.602118
- 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 Cottonville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Cottonville is near Dubuque County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Cottonville
Communities Also Named Cottonville ...
We found four communities that are also named Cottonville.
Within Iowa, the name Cottonville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Cottonville is located in Marshall County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cottonville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cottonville.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Cottonville is located in Tate County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the south of the Cottonville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Cottonville.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Cottonville is located in Stanly County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cottonville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Cottonville.
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Cottonville is located in Adams County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cottonville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cottonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonville ...
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.
- Crab Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Galena Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garry Owen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gears Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- King is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Otter Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Pleasant Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Rice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rockaway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockaway is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Springbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Cottonville 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 community such as Cottonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonville and extending to:
- Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cottonville to Maquoketa, 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cottonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2366, Longitude: -90.6021 In this case, the coordinates for Cottonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.659 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.958 degrees. |
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