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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 Lunsford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lunsford 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 Lunsford:
- 40.602805, -92.435464
- 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 Lunsford
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Lunsford is near Schuyler County and also Scotland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland 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 Lunsford
Communities Also Named Lunsford ...
We found one communities that are also named Lunsford.
Within Iowa, the name Lunsford is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Lunsford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Lunsford is located in Craighead County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lunsford that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lunsford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lunsford ...
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.
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Dean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Drakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunnville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Energy is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Julesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Mark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
How Far From Lunsford 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 community such as Lunsford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lunsford and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lunsford to Bloomfield, 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lunsford) 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 Lunsford 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 Lunsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6028, Longitude: -92.4355 In this case, the coordinates for Lunsford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.283 degrees. |
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