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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 Napier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Napier 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 Napier:
- 41.979708, -93.718000
- 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 Napier
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Napier is near Story County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Story County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Napier
Communities Also Named Napier ...
We found ten communities that are also named Napier.
Within Iowa, the name Napier is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- This Napier is located in Leslie County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Napier.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Napier is located in Berrien County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Napier.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This Napier is located in Holt County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Napier.
- New Brunswick
- This Napier lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Napier is located in Washington County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Napier.
- Ontario
- This Napier lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Napier is located in Bedford County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Napier.
- Tennessee
- Lewis County
- This Napier is located in Lewis County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Napier.
- Texas
- San Jacinto County
- This Napier is located in San Jacinto County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the south of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Napier.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Napier is located in Braxton County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Napier that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Napier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Napier ...
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.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Story City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Napier 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 Napier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Napier and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Napier to Boone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 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 from Point A (ie- Napier) 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 Napier 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 Napier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9797, Longitude: -93.7180 In this case, the coordinates for Napier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.621 degrees. |
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