Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Malvern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Malvern and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Malvern
- 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 Malvern:
- 41.00533, -95.585149
- 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 Malvern
- 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 Mills County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- Since Malvern is near Fremont County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Malvern ...
We found ten communities that share the name Malvern.
Within Iowa, the name Malvern is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Malvern ...
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.
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carson
- From Malvern to Carson
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Climax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Dumfries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dumfries
- From Malvern to Dumfries
- Fort Crook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Crook
- Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Mineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mineola is located in Mills County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <3>
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Cass County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From Malvern to Murray
- Paradise Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Randolph
- From Malvern to Randolph
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Oak
- From Malvern to Red Oak
- Rock Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Bluff
- From Malvern to Rock Bluff
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver City
- From Malvern to Silver City
How Far From Malvern 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 Malvern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Malvern and extending to:
- Glenwood, which is the Seat of Mills County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Malvern to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malvern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malvern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malvern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0053, Longitude: -95.5851 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Malvern could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Malvern to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.397 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.795 degrees. |