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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 Manly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manly 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 Manly:
- 43.286856, -93.203586
- 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 Manly
- 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Since Manly is near Cerro Gordo County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cerro Gordo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Manly
Communities Also Named Manly ...
We found one communities that are also named Manly.
Within Iowa, the name Manly is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Manly in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Manly is located in Moore County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Manly that is located in Worth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Manly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manly ...
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.
- Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Creamery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fertile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mason City Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Registry Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
- Rock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
How Far From Manly 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 Manly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manly and extending to:
- Northwood, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Manly to Northwood, 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manly) 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 Manly 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 Manly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2869, Longitude: -93.2036 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.041 degrees. |
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