Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawarden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawarden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawarden
- 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 Hawarden:
- 43.001856, -96.483088
- 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 Hawarden
- 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 Sioux County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sioux County
- Since Hawarden is near Union County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hawarden ...
We found one communities that share the name Hawarden.
Within Iowa, the name Hawarden is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Hawarden in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Hawarden lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hawarden that is located in Sioux County.
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawarden ...
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.
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Elm Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
- Elm Spring is located in Sioux County
- Emmet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Hill Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Hub City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <3>
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County (SD)
- Moe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Orange City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <3>
- Rock Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <3>
- Ruble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Hawarden 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 city such as Hawarden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawarden and extending to:
- Orange City, which is the Seat of Sioux County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hawarden to Orange City, with an average speed<4> 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hawarden: www.cityofhawarden.com/
The official website for Sioux County: www.siouxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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- Hawarden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawarden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0019, Longitude: -96.4831 In this case, the coordinates for Hawarden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hawarden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.475 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.855 degrees. |