Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howardville:
  • 43.190806, -92.712413
  • 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 Howardville

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Howardville is near Mitchell County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Howardville ...

We found four communities that share the name Howardville.

Within Iowa, the name Howardville is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Missouri
    • New Madrid County
    • This Howardville is located in New Madrid County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Howardville that is located in Floyd County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Howardville.
  • New York
    • Oswego County
    • This Howardville is located in Oswego County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east of the Howardville that is located in Floyd County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Howardville.
  • Tennessee
    • Hamilton County
    • This Howardville is located in Hamilton County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Howardville that is located in Floyd County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Howardville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howardville ...

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.

• Charles City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <3>
• Doubleday
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday
  • Doubleday is located in Floyd County
• Floyd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
• Little Cedar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
  • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
• Mitchell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Orchard is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
• Riceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <3>
• Rock Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
• Roseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Floyd County

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

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

• Charles City, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Howardville to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcoia.org/

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