Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nordness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nordness and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nordness

• 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 Nordness:
  • 43.234418, -91.771821
  • 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 Nordness

• 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 Winneshiek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winneshiek County
  • Since Nordness is near Allamakee County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Nordness

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nordness ...

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.

• Canoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Canoe is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
• Eldorado
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Frankville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Locust
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Postville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <1>
• Spillville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <1>
• Springwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
• Twin Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Nordness to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nordness to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nordness and extending to:

• Decorah, which is the Seat of Winneshiek County, lies just to the North.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Nordness 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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'