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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 New Vienna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Vienna 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 New Vienna:
- 42.548804, -91.114200
- 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 New Vienna
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since New Vienna is near Clayton County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 New Vienna
Communities Also Named New Vienna ...
We found one communities that are also named New Vienna.
Within Iowa, the name New Vienna is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named New Vienna in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This New Vienna is located in Clinton County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Vienna that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of New Vienna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Vienna ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Delaware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Earlville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Holy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Kidder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turkey River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From New Vienna 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 New Vienna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Vienna and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Vienna to Dubuque, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New Vienna) 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 New Vienna 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 New Vienna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5488, Longitude: -91.1142 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.138 degrees. |
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