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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 Guttenberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guttenberg 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 Guttenberg:
- 42.788058, -91.100750
- 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 Guttenberg
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Guttenberg is near Grant County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Guttenberg
Communities Also Named Guttenberg ...
We found one communities that are also named Guttenberg.
Within Iowa, the name Guttenberg is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Guttenberg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Guttenberg is located in Hudson County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east of the Guttenberg that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Guttenberg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guttenberg ...
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.
- Beetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diamond Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Elkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flora Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flora Fountain is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
- Glen Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Littleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Motor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Motor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
- Turkey River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Guttenberg 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 Guttenberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guttenberg and extending to:
- Elkader, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guttenberg to Elkader, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guttenberg) 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 Guttenberg 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 Guttenberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7881, Longitude: -91.1008 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.776 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.069 degrees. |
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