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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 Gladwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladwin 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 Gladwin:
- 41.359648, -91.450757
- 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 Gladwin
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Gladwin is near Washington County and also Muscatine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine 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 Gladwin
Communities Also Named Gladwin ...
We found three communities that are also named Gladwin.
Within Iowa, the name Gladwin is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Gladwin lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gladwin that is located in Louisa County.
- Michigan
- Gladwin County
- This Gladwin is located in Gladwin County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gladwin that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Gladwin.
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Gladwin is located in Tucker County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east of the Gladwin that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Gladwin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladwin ...
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.
- Bard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Gladwin 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 Gladwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladwin and extending to:
- Wapello, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gladwin to Wapello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Gladwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gladwin 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 Gladwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3596, Longitude: -91.4508 In this case, the coordinates for Gladwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.61 degrees. |
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