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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 Menlo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menlo 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 Menlo:
- 41.521742, -94.404507
- 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 Menlo
- 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 Guthrie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guthrie County
- Since Menlo is near Adair County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Menlo
Communities Also Named Menlo ...
We found three communities that are also named Menlo.
Within Iowa, the name Menlo is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- This Menlo is located in Chattooga County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the southeast of the Menlo that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Menlo.
- Kansas
- Thomas County
- This Menlo is located in Thomas County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Menlo that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Menlo.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Menlo is located in Pacific County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Menlo that is located in Guthrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Menlo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menlo ...
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.
- Casey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeSoto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Panther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prussia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prussia is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
- Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quarry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Menlo 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 city such as Menlo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Menlo and extending to:
- Guthrie Center, which is the Seat of Guthrie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Menlo to Guthrie Center, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Menlo) 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 Menlo 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 Menlo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5217, Longitude: -94.4045 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.078 degrees. |
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