Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawthorne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawthorne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawthorne
- 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 Hawthorne:
- 41.001661, -95.336938
- 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 Hawthorne
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hawthorne is near Mills County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Hawthorne ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Hawthorne.
Within Iowa, the name Hawthorne is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Hawthorne is located in Alachua County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Hawthorne.
- Lake County
- This Hawthorne is located in Lake County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hawthorne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hawthorne is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hawthorne.
- Charles County
- This Hawthorne is located in Charles County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hawthorne.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Hawthorne is located in Adams County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hawthorne.
- Pearl River County
- This Hawthorne is located in Pearl River County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the south southeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Hawthorne.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Hawthorne lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Hawthorne is located in Shelby County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Hawthorne.
- Walker County
- This Hawthorne is located in Walker County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the south of the Hawthorne that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hawthorne.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne ...
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.
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Tenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawthorne and extending to:
- Red Oak, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawthorne to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawthorne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawthorne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawthorne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0017, Longitude: -95.3369 In this case, the coordinates for Hawthorne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hawthorne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hawthorne 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hawthorne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.655 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.197 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.668 degrees. |