Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dales Ford:
  • 42.214451, -91.066812
  • 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 Dales Ford

• 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Since Dales Ford is near Dubuque County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Dales Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dales Ford ...

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.

• Amber
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Amber is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
• Cascade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <1>
• Center Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Center Junction is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
  • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
• Clay Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
• Edinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Junction Switch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction Switch is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
• Sand Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Scotch Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotch Grove is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotch Grove <1>
• Springhole
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springhole is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhole
• Temple Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Temple Hill is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

How Far From Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dales Ford and extending to:

• Anamosa, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dales Ford to Anamosa, with an average speed<3> 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 137 miles [220.5 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'