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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 Eddyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eddyville 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 Eddyville:
- 41.158204, -92.634178
- 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 Eddyville
- 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 Wapello County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello County
- Since Eddyville is near Monroe County and also Mahaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahaska 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 Eddyville
Communities Also Named Eddyville ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Eddyville.
Within Iowa, the name Eddyville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt 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 California community of Eddyville [Humboldt County].
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Eddyville is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Eddyville.
- Illinois
- Pope County
- This Eddyville is located in Pope County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Eddyville.
- Kentucky
- Lyon County
- This Eddyville is located in Lyon County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Eddyville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Eddyville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Eddyville.
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- This Eddyville is located in Dawson County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the west of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Eddyville.
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Eddyville.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Eddyville.
- Ulster County
- This Eddyville is located in Ulster County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Eddyville.
- Oregon
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Eddyville [Benton County].
- Lincoln County
- This Eddyville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Eddyville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Eddyville is located in Armstrong County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Eddyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eddyville ...
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.
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cricket is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Frederic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lockman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockman
- Pleasant Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Eddyville 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 city such as Eddyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eddyville and extending to:
- Ottumwa, which is the Seat of Wapello County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eddyville to Ottumwa, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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 Eddyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eddyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eddyville 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. |
| <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 Eddyville 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 Eddyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1582, Longitude: -92.6342 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.076 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.255 degrees. |
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