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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 Nodaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nodaway 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 Nodaway:
    • 40.936507, -94.895474
    • 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 Nodaway
  • 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 Nodaway ...

We found one communities that share the name Nodaway.

Within Iowa, the name Nodaway is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Nodaway in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Andrew County
      • This Nodaway is located in Andrew County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south of the Nodaway that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Nodaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nodaway ...

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.

  • Bushville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Bushville is located in Taylor County
  • Carbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Corning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickieville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
    • Dickieville is located in Adams County
  • Hepburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Hepburn is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Queen City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Adams County
  • Strand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
    • Strand is located in Adams County
  • Tenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
    • Tenville is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Nodaway 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 city such as Nodaway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nodaway and extending to:

  • Corning, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nodaway to Corning, with an average speed<4> 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nodaway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.ia.us/

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- Nodaway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nodaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9365, Longitude: -94.8955       In this case, the coordinates for Nodaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Nodaway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.345 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.831 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.454 degrees.









 

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