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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 Luton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luton 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 Luton:
- 42.339714, -96.226413
- 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 Luton
- 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 Woodbury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
- Since Luton is near Monona County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monona County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Luton
Communities Also Named Luton ...
We found one communities that are also named Luton.
Within Iowa, the name Luton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Luton in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Luton lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the Luton that is located in Woodbury County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luton ...
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.
- Climbing Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Dakota Dunes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Glen Ellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Holiday Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Macy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Sergeant Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Luton 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 community such as Luton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Luton and extending to:
- Sioux City, which is the Seat of Woodbury County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Luton to Sioux City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Luton) 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 Luton 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 Luton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3397, Longitude: -96.2264 In this case, the coordinates for Luton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.338 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.154 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.857 degrees. |
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