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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 Marne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marne 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 Marne:
- 41.451157, -95.112735
- 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 Marne
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Marne 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 Marne
Communities Also Named Marne ...
We found six communities that are also named Marne.
Within Iowa, the name Marne is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Marne lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Marne is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Marne.
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- This Marne is located in Ottawa County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Marne.
- New Brunswick
- This Marne lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Marne is located in Licking County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Marne.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Marne is located in Clay County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marne that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Marne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marne ...
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.
- Elk Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Indiantown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Red Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Line is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
- Sycamore Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
How Far From Marne 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 Marne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marne and extending to:
- Atlantic, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Marne to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Marne) 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 Marne 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 Marne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4512, Longitude: -95.1127 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.518 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.097 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.459 degrees. |
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