Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ireton:
  • 42.974830, -96.321890
  • 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 Ireton

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux County
  • Since Ireton is near Plymouth County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ireton

Communities Also Named Ireton ...

We found one communities that are also named Ireton.

Within Iowa, the name Ireton is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Ireton in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Ireton lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ireton that is located in Sioux County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ireton ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Craig
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Craig is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
• Hull
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull is located in Sioux County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
• Merrill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>
• Orange City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orange City is located in Sioux County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <2>
• Plymouth ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Rock Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <2>
• Ruble
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ruble is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble

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

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

• Orange City, which is the Seat of Sioux County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ireton to Orange City, with an average speed<3> 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 167 miles [268.8 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 1,041 miles [1,675.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'