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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 Manilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manilla 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 Manilla:
- 41.889685, -95.232127
- 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 Manilla
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Manilla is near Shelby County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Manilla
Communities Also Named Manilla ...
We found two communities that are also named Manilla.
Within Iowa, the name Manilla is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Rush County
- This Manilla is located in Rush County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Manilla that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Manilla.
- Ontario
- This Manilla lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Manilla that is located in Crawford County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manilla ...
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.
- Bell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Red Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Line is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
- Vail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Manilla to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Manilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manilla and extending to:
- Denison, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manilla to Denison, 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manilla) 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 Manilla 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 Manilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8897, Longitude: -95.2321 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.428 degrees. |
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