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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 Ewart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewart 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 Ewart:
- 41.641109, -92.610466
- 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 Ewart
- 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 Poweshiek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Poweshiek County
- Since Ewart is near Jasper County and also Mahaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Ewart
Communities Also Named Ewart ...
We found two communities that are also named Ewart.
Within Iowa, the name Ewart is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Ewart lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ewart that is located in Poweshiek County.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ewart [Mitchell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewart ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killduff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
How Far From Ewart 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 Ewart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ewart and extending to:
- Montezuma, which is the Seat of Poweshiek County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ewart to Des Moines, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ewart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ewart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ewart 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 Ewart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6411, Longitude: -92.6105 In this case, the coordinates for Ewart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.137 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.13 degrees. |
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