Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Sterling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Sterling and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Sterling
- 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 Sterling:
- 40.618116, -91.936701
- 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 Mount Sterling
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Mount Sterling is near Clark County and also Scotland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Scotland 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 Mount Sterling ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Mount Sterling.
Within Iowa, the name Mount Sterling is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Mount Sterling.
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Brown County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Mount Sterling.
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Mount Sterling.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Sterling [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Sterling.
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Mount Sterling.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Mount Sterling.
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Madison County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Sterling.
- Muskingum County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Muskingum County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the east of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Mount Sterling.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Fayette County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Sterling.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Sterling [DeKalb County].
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Cache County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Mount Sterling.
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mount Sterling.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Sterling ...
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.
- Big Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Bonaparte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
- Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <5>
- Eldorado ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Peaksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Mount Sterling to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Mount Sterling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Sterling and extending to:
- Keosauqua, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Sterling to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sterling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Mount Sterling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Sterling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6181, Longitude: -91.9367 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Sterling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Mount Sterling 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mount Sterling 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 317.303 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.438 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.03 degrees. |