Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ioka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ioka and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ioka
- 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 Ioka:
- 41.182515, -92.129068
- 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 Ioka
- 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 Keokuk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Keokuk County
- Since Ioka is near Jefferson County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 Ioka ...
We found one communities that share the name Ioka.
Within Iowa, the name Ioka is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Ioka in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ioka ...
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.
- Cliffland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Germanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
- Grace Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Kirkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Pickwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- What Cheer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
- What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <3>
How Far From Ioka to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ioka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Ioka once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ioka and extending to:
- Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ioka to Sigourney, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ioka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ioka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1825, Longitude: -92.1291 In this case, the coordinates for Ioka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Ioka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ioka 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 317.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.684 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.995 degrees. |