Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delhi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delhi and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delhi
- 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 Delhi:
- 42.430258, -91.330622
- 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 Delhi
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Delhi 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
Communities Also Named Delhi ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Delhi.
Within Iowa, the name Delhi is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delhi [Ingham County].
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delhi [Washtenaw County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Delhi lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the east of the Delhi that is located in Delaware County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delhi ...
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.
- Delaware
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Dutchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <5>
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Earlville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
- Gilt Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Holy Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Junction Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Sand Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
How Far From Delhi 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 city such as Delhi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delhi and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Delhi to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delhi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Delhi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delhi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delhi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4303, Longitude: -91.3306 In this case, the coordinates for Delhi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Delhi 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Delhi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.93 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.257 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.28 degrees. |