Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mondamin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mondamin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mondamin
- 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 Mondamin:
- 41.710351, -96.020537
- 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 Mondamin
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Mondamin is near Washington County and also Burt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Burt 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mondamin ...
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.
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
- California Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Herman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Washington County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <2>
- Little Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sioux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sioux
- Little Sioux is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sioux <2>
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Missouri Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
- Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <2>
- Orson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Mondamin 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 Mondamin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mondamin and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mondamin to Logan, with an average speed<4> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mondamin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Mondamin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mondamin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7104, Longitude: -96.0205 |
| <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 Mondamin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.166 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.878 degrees. |