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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kalona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalona and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kalona:
- 41.487304, -91.701720
- 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 Kalona
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Kalona is near Johnson County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Kalona
Communities Also Named Kalona ...
We found one communities that are also named Kalona.
Within Iowa, the name Kalona is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Kalona in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Kalona is located in Chilton County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kalona that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Kalona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalona ...
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.
- Amish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Coralville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- University Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From Kalona 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 Kalona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kalona and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kalona to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kalona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kalona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kalona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4873, Longitude: -91.7017 In this case, the coordinates for Kalona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.706 degrees. |
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