Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Macksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macksburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Macksburg
- 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 Macksburg:
- 41.214700, -94.184988
- 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 Macksburg
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Macksburg is near Adair County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Macksburg ...
We found two communities that share the name Macksburg.
Within Iowa, the name Macksburg is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macksburg ...
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.
- Barney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Old Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Tileville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Adair County
How Far From Macksburg 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 city such as Macksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macksburg and extending to:
- Winterset, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macksburg to Winterset, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/
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- Macksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2147, Longitude: -94.1850 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Macksburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.313 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.032 degrees. |