Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knierim:
  • 42.456139, -94.455937
  • 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 Knierim

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Knierim is near Webster County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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 Knierim

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knierim ...

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.

• Clare
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clare is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
• Jolley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
• Lizard ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
• Moorland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moorland is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <1>
• Pioneer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Piper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piper is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Richard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Richard is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
• Shady Oak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shady Oak is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
• Twin Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knierim and extending to:

• Rockwell City, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knierim to Rockwell City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'