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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 Kossuth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kossuth 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 Kossuth:
- 41.010591, -91.134592
- 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 Kossuth
- 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 Des Moines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Des Moines County
- Since Kossuth is near Louisa County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Kossuth
Communities Also Named Kossuth ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Kossuth.
Within Iowa, the name Kossuth is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Kossuth is located in Washington County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kossuth.
- Kansas
- Butler 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 Kansas community of Kossuth [Butler County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Linn County].
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Pottawatomie County].
- Maine
- Washington 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 Maine community of Kossuth [Washington County].
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Kossuth is located in Alcorn County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Kossuth.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Kossuth is located in Allegany County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Kossuth.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Kossuth is located in Auglaize County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Kossuth.
- Ontario
- This Kossuth lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Kossuth is located in Clarion County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kossuth.
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Kossuth is located in Anderson County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kossuth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Kossuth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kossuth ...
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.
- Bald Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bald Bluff is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff
- Beaverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Gulf Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Keithsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Mediapolis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
How Far From Kossuth 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 Kossuth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kossuth and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Des Moines County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kossuth to Burlington, with an average speed<4> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kossuth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kossuth 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0106, Longitude: -91.1346 In this case, the coordinates for Kossuth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.881 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.537 degrees. |
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