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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 Givin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Givin 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 Givin:
- 41.225063, -92.662741
- 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 Givin
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahaska County
- Since Givin is near Monroe County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Givin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Givin ...
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.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cricket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cricket is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lockman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lockman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockman
- Pleasant Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Givin 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 Givin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Givin and extending to:
- Oskaloosa, which is the Seat of Mahaska County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Givin to Des Moines, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Givin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Givin 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 Givin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2251, Longitude: -92.6627 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.816 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.254 degrees. |
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