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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 Larchwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larchwood 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 Larchwood:
- 43.454471, -96.437008
- 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 Larchwood
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Larchwood is near Minnehaha County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minnehaha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Larchwood
Communities Also Named Larchwood ...
We found three communities that are also named Larchwood.
Within Iowa, the name Larchwood is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Larchwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east of the Larchwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Larchwood.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This Larchwood is located in Sanders County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Larchwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Larchwood.
- Ontario
- This Larchwood lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Larchwood that is located in Lyon County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larchwood ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Elm Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Spring is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granite is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Split Rock Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Larchwood 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 Larchwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Larchwood and extending to:
- Rock Rapids, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Larchwood to Rock Rapids, 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 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larchwood) 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 Larchwood 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 Larchwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4545, Longitude: -96.4370 In this case, the coordinates for Larchwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.732 degrees. |
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