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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 Exira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Exira 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 Exira:
- 41.591976, -94.881085
- 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 Exira
- 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 Audubon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audubon County
- Since Exira is near Shelby County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Exira
Communities Also Named Exira ...
We found one communities that are also named Exira.
Within Iowa, the name Exira is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Exira in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Exira lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Exira that is located in Audubon County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Exira ...
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.
- Audubon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Casey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gray
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Poplar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Red Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Line is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
- Sycamore Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Viola Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viola Center is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
How Far From Exira 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 Exira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Exira and extending to:
- Audubon, which is the Seat of Audubon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Exira to Audubon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). 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 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Exira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Exira 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 Exira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5920, Longitude: -94.8811 In this case, the coordinates for Exira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.362 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.309 degrees. |
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