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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 Delphos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delphos 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 Delphos:
- 40.663174, -94.340274
- 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 Delphos
- 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 Ringgold County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ringgold County
- Since Delphos is near Taylor County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Delphos
Communities Also Named Delphos ...
We found four communities that are also named Delphos.
Within Iowa, the name Delphos is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colusa County
- This Delphos is located in Colusa County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west of the Delphos that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Delphos.
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Delphos is located in Ottawa County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Delphos that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Delphos.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Delphos [Roosevelt County].
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Delphos is located in Allen County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east of the Delphos that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Delphos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delphos ...
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.
- Diagonal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Merle Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
- Prohibition City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Tingley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
How Far From Delphos 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 Delphos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delphos and extending to:
- Mount Ayr, which is the Seat of Ringgold County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Delphos to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delphos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Delphos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Delphos 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 Delphos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6632, Longitude: -94.3403 In this case, the coordinates for Delphos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.228 degrees. |
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