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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 Highland Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Center 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 Highland Center:
- 41.126483, -92.353326
- 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 Highland Center
- 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 Wapello County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello County
- Since Highland Center is near Keokuk County and also Mahaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keokuk 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 Highland Center
Communities Also Named Highland Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Highland Center.
Within Iowa, the name Highland Center is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Highland Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Highland Center is located in Franklin County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Center that is located in Wapello County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Highland Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Center ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Pickwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pickwick is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Highland Center 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 Highland Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Center and extending to:
- Ottumwa, which is the Seat of Wapello County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Center to Des Moines, with an average speed<2>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 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Highland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Highland Center 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 Highland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1265, Longitude: -92.3533 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.602 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.121 degrees. |
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