Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Point
- 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 Eagle Point:
- 42.534723, -90.644572
- 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 Eagle Point
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since Eagle Point is near Grant County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Eagle Point ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Eagle Point.
Within Iowa, the name Eagle Point is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Eagle Point, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Eagle Point is located in Ogle County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Eagle Point.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Eagle Point.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Eagle Point is located in Cass County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Eagle Point.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Eagle Point is located in Livingston County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Eagle Point.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Eagle Point is located in Jackson County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Eagle Point.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Eagle Point is located in Berks County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Eagle Point.
- South Carolina
- Clarendon County
- This Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Eagle Point.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Eagle Point is located in Roane County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Eagle Point.
- Vermont
- Orleans 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 Vermont community of Eagle Point [Orleans County].
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- This Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north of the Eagle Point that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Eagle Point.
- Illinois
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,397 miles [15,123 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Point ...
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.
- Cathedral Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathedral Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
- Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County
- Dickeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Fair Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Louisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Prairie Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
- Prairie Corners is located in Grant County (WI)
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Grant County (WI)
How Far From Eagle Point 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 community such as Eagle Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Point and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Point to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Eagle Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5347, Longitude: -90.6446 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Point 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 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 Eagle Point 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 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 Eagle Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.736 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.901 degrees. |