Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montezuma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montezuma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montezuma
- 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 Montezuma:
- 41.583376, -92.527382
- 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 Montezuma
- 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 Poweshiek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Poweshiek County
- Since Montezuma is near Mahaska County and also Keokuk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mahaska County
- eBird sighting report for Keokuk 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 Montezuma ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Montezuma.
Within Iowa, the name Montezuma is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Solano County
- This Montezuma is located in Solano County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<2> to the west of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Montezuma.
- Tuolumne County
- This Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the west of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Montezuma.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Chatham 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 Georgia community of Montezuma [Chatham County].
- Macon County
- This Montezuma is located in Macon County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Montezuma.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Montezuma is located in Parke County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Montezuma.
- Vermillion 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 Indiana community of Montezuma [Vermillion County].
- Kansas
- Finney 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 Kansas community of Montezuma [Finney County].
- Gray County
- This Montezuma is located in Gray County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Montezuma.
- Logan 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 Kansas community of Montezuma [Logan County].
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Montezuma is located in Esmeralda County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<2> to the west of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Montezuma.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Montezuma [Lincoln County].
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This Montezuma is located in San Miguel County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Montezuma.
- Sandoval County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Montezuma [Sandoval County].
- Socorro County
- This community is historic and although located in Socorro County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Montezuma.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Montezuma is located in Avery County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Montezuma that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Montezuma.
- Mitchell 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 Montezuma [Mitchell County].
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montezuma ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Deep River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <5>
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jacobs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Lacey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <5>
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Montezuma to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Montezuma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montezuma and extending to:
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Montezuma to Des Moines, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montezuma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Montezuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Montezuma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montezuma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5834, Longitude: -92.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Montezuma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma 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 317.734 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.063 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.102 degrees. |