Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fishville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fishville
- 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 Fishville:
- 41.31798, -92.749336
- 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 Fishville
- 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 Mahaska County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahaska County
- Since Fishville is near Marion County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fishville ...
We found three communities that share the name Fishville.
Within Iowa, the name Fishville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- This Fishville is located in Jackson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fishville that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fishville.
- Montcalm County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fishville [Montcalm County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishville ...
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.
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Cricket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
How Far From Fishville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fishville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fishville and extending to:
- Oskaloosa, which is the Seat of Mahaska County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fishville to Des Moines, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 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 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fishville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3180, Longitude: -92.7493 |
| <2> | 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 Fishville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fishville 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 317.878 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.193 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.277 degrees. |