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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 Lehigh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lehigh 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 Lehigh:
    • 42.360367, -94.052156
    • 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 Lehigh
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lehigh ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Lehigh.

Within Iowa, the name Lehigh is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Lehigh is located in Blount County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Lehigh.
    • Arkansas
      • Cleveland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lehigh [Cleveland County].
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lehigh [Miami-Dade County].
    • Georgia
      • Coffee County
      • This Lehigh is located in Coffee County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Lehigh.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Lehigh is located in Kankakee County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Lehigh.
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • This Lehigh is located in Marion County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lehigh.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lehigh is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lehigh.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lehigh [Jasper County].
    • Montana
      • Judith Basin County
      • This Lehigh is located in Judith Basin County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Lehigh.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Lehigh is located in Genesee County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Lehigh.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Lehigh [Richland County].
      • Stark County
      • This Lehigh is located in Stark County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lehigh.
    • Oklahoma
      • Coal County
      • This Lehigh is located in Coal County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Lehigh.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Lehigh.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lehigh [Barbour County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Lehigh is located in Barron County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lehigh that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Lehigh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lehigh ...

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.

  • Brushy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
    • Brushy is located in Webster County
  • Coalville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Webster County
  • Highview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Hamilton County
  • Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Hamilton County
  • Judd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
    • Judd is located in Webster County
  • Moorland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <5>
  • Palm Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
    • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
  • Pilot Mound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
    • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Ridgeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
    • Ridgeport is located in Boone County
  • Shady Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
    • Shady Oak is located in Webster County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lehigh and extending to:

  • Fort Dodge, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lehigh to Fort Dodge, with an average speed<6> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lehigh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lehigh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lehigh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3604, Longitude: -94.0522    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lehigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lehigh 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Lehigh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.81 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.40 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.708 degrees.









 

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