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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 Galt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galt 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 Galt:
- 42.693484, -93.605524
- 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 Galt
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Galt is near Franklin County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Galt
Communities Also Named Galt ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Galt.
Within Iowa, the name Galt is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Galt is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the west of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Galt.
- Florida
- Santa Rosa 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 Florida community of Galt [Santa Rosa County].
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Galt is located in Whiteside County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Galt.
- Kansas
- Rice County
- This Galt is located in Rice County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Galt.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Galt is located in Carroll County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Galt.
- Michigan
- Missaukee 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 Galt [Missaukee County].
- Montmorency 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 Galt [Montmorency County].
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Galt is located in Grundy County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Galt.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Galt is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galt.
- North Dakota
- Walsh 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 North Dakota community of Galt [Walsh County].
- Ontario
- This Galt lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the east of the Galt that is located in Wright County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galt ...
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.
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Eagle Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Goldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Iowa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Falls Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
- Olaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Thor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Galt 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 city such as Galt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galt and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Galt to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Galt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Galt 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> | 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 Galt 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 Galt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6935, Longitude: -93.6055 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.097 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.396 degrees. |
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