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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Estherville:
    • 43.399789, -94.834508
    • 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 Estherville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estherville ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Ceylon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <2>
  • Dickens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Emmetsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
    • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <2>
  • Fallow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
    • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
  • Fox Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Martin County (MN)
  • Maple Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
  • Orleans
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Spirit Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Superior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
  • Welcome
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <2>

How Far From Estherville to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Estherville and extending to:

  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Estherville to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Estherville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Estherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3998, Longitude: -94.8345       In this case, the coordinates for Estherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Estherville 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 319.386 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.197 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.881 degrees.









 

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