Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inwood
- 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 Inwood:
- 43.309291, -96.435052
- 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 Inwood
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Inwood is near Sioux County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sioux County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Inwood ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Inwood.
Within Iowa, the name Inwood is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Inwood is located in Jackson County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Inwood.
- Polk County
- This Inwood is located in Polk County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the southeast of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Inwood.
- Indiana
- Manitoba
- This Inwood lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Inwood is located in Nassau County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the east of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Inwood.
- New York County
- This Inwood is located in New York County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km] to the east of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Inwood.
- Queens 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 New York community of Inwood [Queens County].
- Ontario
- This Inwood lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east of the Inwood that is located in Lyon County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inwood ...
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.
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Elm Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- 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
- Granite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Moe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Rock Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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 Inwood 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 city such as Inwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inwood and extending to:
- Rock Rapids, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Inwood to Rock Rapids, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3093, Longitude: -96.4351 In this case, the coordinates for Inwood 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 Inwood 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 Inwood 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 320.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.487 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.763 degrees. |