Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foster
- 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 Foster:
- 40.932789, -92.757417
- 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 Foster
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Foster is near Appanoose County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Appanoose County
- eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 Foster ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Foster.
Within Iowa, the name Foster is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Foster lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- California
- San Diego County
- This Foster is located in San Diego County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Foster.
- Siskiyou County
- This Foster is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km] to the west of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Foster.
- Georgia
- Brooks 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 Georgia community of Foster [Brooks County].
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Foster [Sumter County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Gogebic 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 Foster [Gogebic County].
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Foster [Isabella County].
- Washtenaw County
- This Foster is located in Washtenaw County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Foster.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Big Horn County
- This Foster is located in Big Horn County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Foster.
- Yellowstone 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 Montana community of Foster [Yellowstone County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Foster is located in Linn County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Foster.
- Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Foster [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Foster is located in Indiana County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Foster.
- Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Foster [Susquehanna County].
- Venango County
- This Foster is located in Venango County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Foster.
- Quebec
- This Foster lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Foster is located in Fort Bend County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Foster.
- Hidalgo County
- This Foster is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the south southwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Foster.
- Terry County
- This Foster is located in Terry County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the southwest of the Foster that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terry County community of Foster.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Frederic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Hocking
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lockman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
- Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
- Selection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Tower Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Station
- Tower Station is located in Monroe County
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
- Walnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
How Far From Foster 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 community such as Foster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foster and extending to:
- Albia, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Foster to Des Moines, with an average speed<6> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 843 miles [1,356.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9328, Longitude: -92.7574 In this case, the coordinates for Foster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Foster 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> | 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 Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Foster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.871 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.134 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.369 degrees. |