Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lohrville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lohrville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lohrville
- 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 Lohrville:
- 42.269220, -94.547671
- 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 Lohrville
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Lohrville is near Greene County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Communities Also Named Lohrville ...
We found one communities that share the name Lohrville.
Within Iowa, the name Lohrville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Lohrville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lohrville ...
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.
- Dana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dana
- From Lohrville to Dana
- Gravel Pit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Pit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jolley
- From Lohrville to Jolley
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake City
- From Lohrville to Lake City
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Moorland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Palm Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palm Grove
- From Lohrville to Palm Grove
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Richard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Twin Lakes
- From Lohrville to Twin Lakes
How Far From Lohrville 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 Lohrville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lohrville and extending to:
- Rockwell City, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lohrville to Rockwell City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 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 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lohrville. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lohrville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lohrville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2692, Longitude: -94.5477 |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Lohrville 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 319.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.783 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.987 degrees. |