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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 Green Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Center 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 Green Center:
- 41.540290, -91.886563
- 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 Green Center
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Green Center is near Washington County and also Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Green Center
Communities Also Named Green Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Center.
Within Iowa, the name Green Center is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Green Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Noble County
- This Green Center is located in Noble County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the east of the Green Center that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Green Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Center ...
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.
- Amish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Coralville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Grace Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Green Castle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Castle is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iowa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- University Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From Green Center 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 community such as Green Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Center and extending to:
- Marengo, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Center to Marengo, 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 most of a day.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Green Center) 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 Green Center 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 Green Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5403, Longitude: -91.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Green Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.553 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.786 degrees. |
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