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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 Liscomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liscomb 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 Liscomb:
- 42.189870, -93.005916
- 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 Liscomb
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Liscomb is near Hardin County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Liscomb
Communities Also Named Liscomb ...
We found one communities that are also named Liscomb.
Within Iowa, the name Liscomb is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Liscomb in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Liscomb lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Liscomb that is located in Marshall County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liscomb ...
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.
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Illinois Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
- Lawn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Marshalltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Quarry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Steamboat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
How Far From Liscomb 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 Liscomb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liscomb and extending to:
- Marshalltown, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Liscomb to Marshalltown, with an average speed<3> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Liscomb) 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 Liscomb 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 Liscomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1899, Longitude: -93.0059 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.203 degrees. |
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