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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 Massey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Massey 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 Massey:
- 42.430696, -90.586383
- 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 Massey
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since Massey is near Jo Daviess County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Massey
Communities Also Named Massey ...
We found eight communities that are also named Massey.
Within Iowa, the name Massey is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Massey is located in Morgan County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Massey that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Massey.
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Massey [Montgomery County].
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Massey is located in Kent County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east of the Massey that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Massey.
- New Mexico
- Curry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Curry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Massey.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Massey [Wake County].
- Ontario
- This Massey lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the northeast of the Massey that is located in Dubuque County.
- Texas
- Hill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Massey [Hill County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Massey [Accomack County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Massey ...
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.
- Cathedral Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
- Eagle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Fair Play
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galena Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gears Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Prairie Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Corners is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
How Far From Massey 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 community such as Massey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Massey and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Massey to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Massey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Massey 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Massey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Massey 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 Massey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4307, Longitude: -90.5864 In this case, the coordinates for Massey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.422 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.676 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.899 degrees. |
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