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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 Nanito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nanito 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 Nanito:
- 41.315544, -94.289681
- 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 Nanito
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Nanito is near Madison County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Nanito
Communities Also Named Nanito ...
We found one communities that are also named Nanito.
Within Iowa, the name Nanito is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Nanito in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Nanito [Rutherford County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nanito ...
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.
- Barney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Casey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Macksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Old Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Prussia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prussia is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
- Quarry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tileville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tileville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Nanito 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 Nanito to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nanito and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the West.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Nanito to Des Moines, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 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 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Nanito, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 '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- Nanito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nanito 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 Nanito. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3155, Longitude: -94.2897 In this case, the coordinates for Nanito have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.414 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.064 degrees. |
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