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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 Holy Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holy Cross and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holy Cross:
    • 42.600568, -90.995906
    • 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 Holy Cross
  • 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
    • Since Holy Cross is near Clayton County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Holy Cross

Communities Also Named Holy Cross ...

We found five communities that are also named Holy Cross.

There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Holy Cross.

Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Delaware County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Delaware County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west of the Holy Cross that is located in Dubuque County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Holy Cross.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Holy Cross lies 3,016 miles [4,853.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holy Cross that is located in Dubuque County.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pottawatomie County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Holy Cross.
    • Kentucky
      • Marion County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Marion County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holy Cross that is located in Dubuque County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Holy Cross.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ozaukee County
      • This Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holy Cross that is located in Dubuque County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozaukee County community of Holy Cross.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holy Cross ...

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.

  • Balltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Budd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Budd is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Cottage Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Dyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Holy Cross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Kidder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kidder is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
  • Lore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lore is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
  • Turkey River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Turkey River is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
  • Twin Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Holy Cross 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 city such as Holy Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holy Cross and extending to:

  • Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holy Cross to Dubuque, 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 five to six hours.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Holy Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6006, Longitude: -90.9959       In this case, the coordinates for Holy Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.703 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.02 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.064 degrees.