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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 Lohrville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lohrville 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lohrville
Communities Also Named Lohrville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Wisconsin
- Waushara County
- This Lohrville is located in Waushara County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lohrville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Lohrville.
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)
- Gravel Pit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Jolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Moorland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Richard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lohrville) 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 Lohrville 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 Lohrville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2692, Longitude: -94.5477 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.153 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.987 degrees. |
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