Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Geneva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geneva and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Geneva
- 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 Geneva:
- 42.674827, -93.129766
- 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 Geneva
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Geneva is near Hardin County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Geneva ...
We found 40 communities that share the name Geneva.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Geneva.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Geneva is located in Geneva County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Geneva.
- Marengo County
- This Geneva is located in Marengo County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the south southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Geneva.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Geneva is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Geneva.
- Orange 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 Geneva [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Geneva is located in Seminole County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Geneva.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Geneva is located in Kane County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Geneva.
- Scott County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Scott County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Geneva.
- Indiana
- Adams County
- This Geneva is located in Adams County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Geneva.
- Shelby County
- This Geneva is located in Shelby County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Geneva.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Henderson County
- This Geneva is located in Henderson County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Geneva.
- Lincoln County
- This Geneva is located in Lincoln County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Geneva.
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Geneva is located in Lenawee County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Geneva.
- Van Buren 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 Geneva [Van Buren County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Geneva is located in Ashtabula County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the east of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Geneva.
- Fairfield County
- This Geneva is located in Fairfield County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east southeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Geneva.
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Geneva.
- Ontario
- This Geneva lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Geneva lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- McLennan 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 Texas community of Geneva [McLennan County].
- Sabine County
- This Geneva is located in Sabine County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the south of the Geneva that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Geneva.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Geneva ...
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.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Eagle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Eleanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
- Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <5>
- Iowa Falls Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
- Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
- Macey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pilot Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Popejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Steamboat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rock
- Steamboat Rock is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Rock <5>
How Far From Geneva 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 city such as Geneva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Geneva and extending to:
- Hampton, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Geneva to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Geneva. 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- Geneva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Geneva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6748, Longitude: -93.1298 In this case, the coordinates for Geneva 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Geneva 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 Geneva, 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 Geneva 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 318.175 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.714 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.151 degrees. |