Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maxwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maxwell
- 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 Maxwell:
- 41.890777, -93.398304
- 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 Maxwell
- 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 Story County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Story County
- Since Maxwell is near Polk County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Maxwell ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Maxwell.
Within Iowa, the name Maxwell is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Maxwell is located in Fannin County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Maxwell.
- Jasper County
- This Maxwell is located in Jasper County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maxwell.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Maxwell is located in Peoria County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Maxwell.
- Sangamon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maxwell [Sangamon County].
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Maxwell is located in Hancock County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Maxwell.
- Morgan County
- This Maxwell is located in Morgan County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the east southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maxwell.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Maxwell lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Columbus County].
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Henderson County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Maxwell lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Linn County].
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Maxwell is located in Fayette County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maxwell.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maxwell [Luzerne County].
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Maxwell is located in Franklin County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Maxwell.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Knox County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Maxwell is located in Caldwell County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Story County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maxwell.
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Collin County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwell ...
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.
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Edenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Polk County
- Green Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Iowa Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
How Far From Maxwell 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 Maxwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxwell and extending to:
- Nevada, which is the Seat of Story County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maxwell to Nevada, with an average speed<6> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/
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' (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- Maxwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8908, Longitude: -93.3983 |
| <2> | 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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Maxwell 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Maxwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.342 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.802 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.476 degrees. |