Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crab Town:
  • 42.173347, -90.805970
  • 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 Crab Town

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Crab Town is near Jones County and also Dubuque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • eBird sighting report for Dubuque 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crab Town ...

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.

• Cascade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <1>
• Clay Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
  • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
• Cottonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
  • Cottonville is located in Jackson County
• Dales Ford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dales Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Ford
  • Dales Ford is located in Jones County
• Garry Owen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
  • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
• Ironhills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
  • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
• Lost Nation
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <1>
• Otter Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
• Temple Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
  • Temple Hill is located in Jones County
• Wyoming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <1>

How Far From Crab Town to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crab Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crab Town and extending to:

• Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crab Town to Maquoketa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 149 miles [239.8 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crab Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/