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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 Linwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linwood 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 Linwood:
    • 41.424987, -94.624140
    • 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 Linwood
  • 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 Linwood ...

We found 40 communities that share the name Linwood.

There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Linwood.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Scott County
      • This Linwood is located in Scott County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Linwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Linwood is located in Pike County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Linwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Linwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Linwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow 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 Georgia community of Linwood [Bartow County].
      • Fulton County
      • This Linwood is located in Fulton County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Linwood.
      • Walker County
      • This Linwood is located in Walker County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Linwood.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Linwood is located in Madison County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Linwood.
      • Marion 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 Indiana community of Linwood [Marion County].
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Linwood is located in Leavenworth County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Linwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Linwood is located in Grayson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Linwood.
      • Hart County
      • This Linwood is located in Hart County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Linwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Linwood.
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Linwood is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Linwood.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Linwood is located in Carroll County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Linwood.
      • Howard County
      • This Linwood is located in Howard County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Linwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Linwood is located in Worcester County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Linwood.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Linwood is located in Bay County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Linwood.
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Linwood [Houghton County].
      • Wayne 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 Michigan community of Linwood [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Linwood is located in Anoka County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Linwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Linwood is located in Adams County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Linwood.
      • Neshoba County
      • This Linwood is located in Neshoba County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Linwood.
      • Tate County
      • This Linwood is located in Tate County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Linwood.
      • Yazoo County
      • This Linwood is located in Yazoo County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the south southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Linwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Linwood is located in Butler County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Linwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Linwood is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Linwood.
      • Bergen County
      • This Linwood is located in Bergen County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km] to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Linwood.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Linwood is located in Livingston County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Linwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Linwood is located in Davidson County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Linwood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Linwood lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Linwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Linwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Linwood lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Linwood is located in Delaware County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Linwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Linwood is located in Wilson County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Linwood.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Linwood is located in Brazoria County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the south of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Linwood.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Linwood is located in Cherokee County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the south of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Linwood.
    • Utah
      • Linwood #1
      • 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 Utah community of Linwood.
    • Washington
      • Spokane 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 Washington community of Linwood [Spokane County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Linwood is located in Pocahontas County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east of the Linwood that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Linwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto 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 Wisconsin community of Linwood [Oconto County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linwood ...

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.

  • Carl
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Adams County
  • Casey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Casey is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
  • Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
  • Dewey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Cass County
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Cass County
  • Hebron
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
  • Prussia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prussia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
    • Prussia is located in Adair County
  • Sycamore Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
    • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
  • Zion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Adair County

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

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

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linwood to Greenfield, with an average speed<5> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4250, Longitude: -94.6241       In this case, the coordinates for Linwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Linwood 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Linwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.177 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.70 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.212 degrees.









 

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