Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eastgate Estate Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastgate Estate Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eastgate Estate Park

• 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 Eastgate Estate Park:
  • 42.493042, -92.305740
  • 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 Eastgate Estate Park

• 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 Black Hawk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk County
  • Since Eastgate Estate Park is near Bremer County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bremer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Eastgate Estate Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastgate Estate Park ...

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.

• Big Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Castle Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Cedar City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
• Cedar Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <1>
• Edwards ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Gilbertville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
• Glasgow ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Raymond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people

How Far From Eastgate Estate Park 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 Eastgate Estate Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eastgate Estate Park and extending to:

• Waterloo, which is the Seat of Black Hawk County, lies just to the West.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastgate Estate Park to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'