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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 Mediapolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mediapolis 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 Mediapolis:
- 41.007929, -91.162803
- 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 Mediapolis
- 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 Des Moines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Des Moines County
- Since Mediapolis is near Louisa County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Mediapolis
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mediapolis ...
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.
- Beaverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Dodgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keithsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
How Far From Mediapolis 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 Mediapolis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mediapolis and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Des Moines County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mediapolis to Burlington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mediapolis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mediapolis 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 Mediapolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0079, Longitude: -91.1628 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.552 degrees. |
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