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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 Doubleday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doubleday 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 Doubleday:
- 43.086362, -92.633521
- 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 Doubleday
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Doubleday is near Chickasaw County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Doubleday
Communities Also Named Doubleday ...
We found one communities that are also named Doubleday.
Within Iowa, the name Doubleday is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Doubleday in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Doubleday [Sebastian County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doubleday ...
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.
- Charles City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Marble Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Powersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
How Far From Doubleday to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Doubleday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Doubleday and extending to:
- Charles City, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Doubleday to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Doubleday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doubleday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Doubleday 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 Doubleday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0864, Longitude: -92.6335 In this case, the coordinates for Doubleday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.79 degrees. |
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