Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in High Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Bridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for High Bridge
- 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 Bridge:
- 41.827528, -93.815297
- 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 Bridge
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since High Bridge is near Boone County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 High Bridge ...
We found eleven communities that share the name High Bridge.
Within Iowa, the name High Bridge is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of High Bridge [Bingham County].
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of High Bridge [Atchison County].
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- This High Bridge is located in Jessamine County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the High Bridge that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of High Bridge.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Bridge [Prince George's County].
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<2> to the east of the High Bridge that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of High Bridge.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of High Bridge [Hunterdon County].
- New York
- Bronx County
- This High Bridge is located in Bronx County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the east of the High Bridge that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of High Bridge.
- New York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of High Bridge [New York County].
- Onondaga County
- This High Bridge is located in Onondaga County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east of the High Bridge that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of High Bridge.
- Texas
- Val Verde County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of High Bridge.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This High Bridge is located in Ashland County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the High Bridge that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of High Bridge.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Bridge ...
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.
- Coal Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Elkhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Polk County
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Madrid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
- Panther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Perry Yard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Yard
- Perry Yard is located in Dallas County
- Rider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From High Bridge 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 community such as High Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Bridge and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Bridge to Adel, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 High Bridge 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- High Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8275, Longitude: -93.8153 |
| <3> | 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 High Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 High Bridge 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 318.629 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.123 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.706 degrees. |