Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cypsum City:
  • 42.473581, -94.128014
  • 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 Cypsum City

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Cypsum City is near Hamilton County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Cypsum City ...

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.

• Badger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <1>
• Brushy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Brushy is located in Webster County
• Coalville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Webster County
• Highview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Highview is located in Hamilton County
• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Hamilton County
• Judd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
  • Judd is located in Webster County
• Moorland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
  • Moorland is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <1>
• Palm Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
  • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
• Shady Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
  • Shady Oak is located in Webster County

How Far From Cypsum City 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 Cypsum City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cypsum City once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cypsum City and extending to:

• Fort Dodge, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cypsum City to Des Moines, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

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