Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in High Amana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Amana and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for High Amana

• 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 High Amana:
  • 41.803339, -91.938235
  • 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 High Amana

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Iowa County
  • Since High Amana is near Benton County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • eBird sighting report for Linn 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Amana ...

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.

• Cedar Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
• Coralville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <1>
• Dover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Iowa County
• Frytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
  • Frytown is located in Johnson County
• Grand View Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
  • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
• Green Castle ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
  • Green Castle is located in Johnson County
• Green Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Green Center is located in Iowa County
• Homestead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <1>
• Keystone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <1>
• Lincolnway Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
  • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
• Swisher
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher
  • Swisher is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisher <1>
• Twin View Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
  • Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in High Amana and extending to:

• Marengo, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies just to the West.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from High Amana to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Amana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/