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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 Mount Etna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Etna 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 Mount Etna:
- 41.120542, -94.735253
- 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 Mount Etna
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Mount Etna is near Cass County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Mount Etna
Communities Also Named Mount Etna ...
We found two communities that are also named Mount Etna.
Within Iowa, the name Mount Etna is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Huntington County
- This Mount Etna is located in Huntington County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Etna that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Mount Etna.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Mount Etna is located in Blair County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Etna that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Mount Etna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Etna ...
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.
- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Carl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dickieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickieville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
- Lincoln Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Strand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
How Far From Mount Etna 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 community such as Mount Etna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Etna and extending to:
- Corning, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Etna to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Mount Etna) 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 Mount Etna 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 Mount Etna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1205, Longitude: -94.7353 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Etna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.334 degrees. |
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