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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 Meyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meyer 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 Meyer:
- 43.457942, -92.692754
- 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 Meyer
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Meyer is near Mower County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Meyer
Communities Also Named Meyer ...
We found six communities that are also named Meyer.
Within Iowa, the name Meyer is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Meyer [Muscogee County].
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Meyer is located in Adams County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Meyer that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Meyer.
- Franklin County
- This Meyer is located in Franklin County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southeast of the Meyer that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Meyer.
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Meyer [Kankakee County].
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Meyer [Menominee County].
- Oklahoma
- Muskogee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Meyer [Muskogee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meyer ...
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.
- Johnsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Lyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stacyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stacyville Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
How Far From Meyer 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 Meyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meyer and extending to:
- Osage, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meyer to Osage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Meyer 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Meyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Meyer 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 Meyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4579, Longitude: -92.6928 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.485 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.727 degrees. |
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