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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 Creswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creswell 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 Creswell:
- 41.420844, -92.024343
- 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 Creswell
- 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 Keokuk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keokuk County
- Since Creswell is near Washington County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Creswell
Communities Also Named Creswell ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Creswell.
Within Iowa, the name Creswell is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Creswell is located in Shelby County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Creswell.
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- This Creswell is located in Izard County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the south of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Creswell.
- Colorado
- Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Creswell [Jefferson County].
- Georgia
- Spalding 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 Georgia community of Creswell [Spalding County].
- Indiana
- Jefferson 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 Indiana community of Creswell [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Labette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Creswell.
- Marion 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 Kansas community of Creswell [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Creswell is located in Caldwell County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Creswell.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Creswell is located in Harford County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Creswell.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Creswell is located in Antrim County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Creswell.
- Missouri
- Marion County
- Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creswell.
- North Carolina
- Washington County
- This Creswell is located in Washington County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Creswell.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Creswell is located in Lane County and lies 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Creswell.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Creswell is located in Lancaster County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Creswell.
- Texas
- Ochiltree 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 Texas community of Creswell [Ochiltree County].
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Creswell is located in Russell County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creswell that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Creswell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creswell ...
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.
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Grace Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- What Cheer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Creswell 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 Creswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creswell and extending to:
- Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creswell to Sigourney, with an average speed<5> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Creswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Creswell 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 Creswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Creswell 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 Creswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4208, Longitude: -92.0243 In this case, the coordinates for Creswell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.385 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.885 degrees. |
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