Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eldergrove:
  • 43.239701, -91.219853
  • 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 Eldergrove

• 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 Allamakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
  • Since Eldergrove is near Crawford County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Eldergrove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldergrove ...

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.

• Church
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Church is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
• Ferryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Freeman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Harpers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <1>
• Ion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ion is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
• Maud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maud is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Sixteen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
• Village Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
• Yellow River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River

How Far From Eldergrove 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 Eldergrove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waukon, which is the Seat of Allamakee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eldergrove to Waukon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'