Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Magill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Magill

• 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 Magill:
  • 41.518880, -95.505559
  • 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 Magill

• 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Magill is near Shelby County and also Pottawattamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie 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 Magill

Communities Also Named Magill ...

We found one communities that are also named Magill.

Within Iowa, the name Magill is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Magill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Daviess County
    • This Magill is located in Daviess County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Magill that is located in Harrison County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Magill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magill ...

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.

• Beebeetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
• Crisp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crisp is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Hard Scratch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
• Panama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Panama is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
• Peter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peter is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
• Pigeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Union Burg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
• Walnut
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Yorkshire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Magill 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 Magill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magill and extending to:

• Logan, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magill to Logan, 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 five to six hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'