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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 Nahant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nahant 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 Nahant:
- 41.487532, -90.637916
- 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 Nahant
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Nahant is near Rock Island County and also Muscatine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine 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 Nahant
Communities Also Named Nahant ...
We found two communities that are also named Nahant.
Within Iowa, the name Nahant is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Nahant is located in Essex County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east of the Nahant that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Nahant.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This Nahant is located in Lawrence County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nahant that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Nahant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nahant ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Blue Grass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ginger Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Little Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Groves is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Nahant 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 community such as Nahant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nahant and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Nahant to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nahant) 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 Nahant 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 Nahant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4875, Longitude: -90.6379 In this case, the coordinates for Nahant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.17 degrees. |
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