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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 Goose Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Goose Lake:
    • 41.967859, -90.381688
    • 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 Goose Lake
  • 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 Goose Lake ...

We found four communities that share the name Goose Lake.

Within Iowa, the name Goose Lake is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Goose Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Whitley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Goose Lake [Whitley County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goose Lake [Marquette County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Goose Lake lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Goose Lake that is located in Clinton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Lake ...

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.

  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elk River Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
  • Green Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Jackson County
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County
  • Miles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <3>
  • Petersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Clinton County
  • Rockaway ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
    • Rockaway is located in Jackson County
  • Sixmile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
    • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
  • Tenmile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
  • Twin Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Twin Springs is located in Jackson County

How Far From Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goose Lake and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Lake to Clinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goose Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Goose Lake 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goose Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goose Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9679, Longitude: -90.3817       In this case, the coordinates for Goose Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Goose Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.279 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.448 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.917 degrees.









 

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