Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Le Claire:
  • 41.597543, -90.346296
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Le Claire

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Le Claire is near Rock Island County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
  • eBird sighting report for Henry 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Claire ...

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.

• Carbon Cliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
  • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <2>
• Cedar Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County (IL)
• Great Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Great Oaks is located in Scott County
• Green River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Henry County (IL)
• Green Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
  • Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
• Hickory Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
• Panorama Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
  • Panorama Park is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
• Rapids City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
  • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
• Shady Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
  • Shady Beach is located in Henry County (IL)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Le Claire and extending to:

• Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Le Claire to Davenport, with an average speed<4> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west (W). 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 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Le Claire: www.leclaireiowa.org/

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/