Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hull and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hull
- 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 Hull:
- 43.189836, -96.132569
- 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 Hull
- 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 Sioux County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sioux County
- Since Hull is near Lyon County and also O'Brien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for O'Brien 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 Hull ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hull.
Within Iowa, the name Hull is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hull that is located in Sioux County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hull.
- Walker County
- This Hull is located in Walker County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the southeast of the Hull that is located in Sioux County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hull.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hull [Clarke County].
- Madison County
- This Hull is located in Madison County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hull that is located in Sioux County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hull.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Hull lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hull that is located in Sioux County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hull ...
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.
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Elm Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
- Elm Spring is located in Sioux County
- George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <4>
- Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Little Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
- Orange City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>
- Rock Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <4>
- Rock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <4>
How Far From Hull 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 Hull to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hull and extending to:
- Orange City, which is the Seat of Sioux County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hull to Orange City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hull. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sioux County: www.siouxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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- Hull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1898, Longitude: -96.1326 In this case, the coordinates for Hull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hull 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hull to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.219 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.626 degrees. |