Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dougherty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dougherty and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dougherty
- 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 Dougherty:
- 42.921967, -93.035884
- 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 Dougherty
- 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 Cerro Gordo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cerro Gordo County
- Since Dougherty is near Butler County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Dougherty ...
We found nine communities that share the name Dougherty.
Within Iowa, the name Dougherty is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Dougherty is located in Alameda County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the west of the Dougherty that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Dougherty.
- San Joaquin County
- This Dougherty is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km] to the west of the Dougherty that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Dougherty.
- Georgia
- Dawson County
- This Dougherty is located in Dawson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dougherty that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Dougherty.
- Dougherty County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dougherty [Dougherty County].
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Floyd County
- This Dougherty is located in Floyd County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dougherty that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dougherty.
- Rains County
- This Dougherty is located in Rains County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the south southwest of the Dougherty that is located in Cerro Gordo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Dougherty.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dougherty ...
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.
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
- Marble Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Rock
- Marble Rock is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Rock <4>
- Mason City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Packard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Pilot Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Powersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
How Far From Dougherty 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 Dougherty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dougherty and extending to:
- Mason City, which is the Seat of Cerro Gordo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dougherty to Mason City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dougherty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cerro Gordo County: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Dougherty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dougherty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9220, Longitude: -93.0359 In this case, the coordinates for Dougherty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Dougherty 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dougherty to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.115 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.678 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.042 degrees. |