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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 Luana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luana 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 Luana:
- 43.059480, -91.455731
- 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 Luana
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Luana is near Allamakee County and also Winneshiek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winneshiek 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 Luana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luana ...
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.
- Farmersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maud is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Postville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sixteen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Yellow River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Luana 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 city such as Luana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Luana and extending to:
- Elkader, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Luana to Elkader, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Luana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Luana 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 Luana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0595, Longitude: -91.4557 In this case, the coordinates for Luana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.181 degrees. |
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