Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Easton Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easton Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Easton Place

• 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 Easton Place:
  • 41.610267, -93.566327
  • 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 Easton Place

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Easton Place is near Warren County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Easton Place ...

We found one communities that share the name Easton Place.

Within Iowa, the name Easton Place is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Easton Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Norfolk City
    • This Easton Place is located in Norfolk City and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Easton Place that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Easton Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Easton Place ...

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.

• Carbondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Polk County
• Commerce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Polk County
• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Polk County
• Ivy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Ivy is located in Polk County
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
• Rider
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rider have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
  • Rider is located in Polk County
• Rising Sun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
• Scotch Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
  • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
• Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerset Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
  • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
• Valley Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
  • Valley Junction is located in Polk County

How Far From Easton Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Easton Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easton Place and extending to:

• Des Moines, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Easton Place to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Easton Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/