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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 Hagerty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagerty 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 Hagerty:
    • 41.076950, -92.860198
    • 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 Hagerty
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Hagerty is near Marion County and also Mahaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahaska 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 Hagerty

Communities Also Named Hagerty ...

We found two communities that are also named Hagerty.

There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Hagerty.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Hagerty in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Dickinson County
      • This Hagerty is located in Dickinson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hagerty that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Hagerty.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hagerty [Pickaway County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagerty ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Cricket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cricket is located in Mahaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
  • Frederic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Frederic is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hocking
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hocking is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking
  • Lockman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lockman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockman
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Pleasant Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
  • Selection
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Selection is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
  • Tower Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tower Station is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Station

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

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

  • Albia, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hagerty to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> 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 849 miles [1,366.3 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hagerty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hagerty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hagerty 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 Hagerty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0769, Longitude: -92.8602       In this case, the coordinates for Hagerty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.946 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.24 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.388 degrees.