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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 North Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Liberty 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 North Liberty:
- 41.743960, -91.614671
- 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 North Liberty
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since North Liberty is near Linn County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 North Liberty
Communities Also Named North Liberty ...
We found seven communities that are also named North Liberty.
Within Iowa, the name North Liberty is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east of the North Liberty that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of North Liberty.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of North Liberty.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of North Liberty.
- Knox County
- This North Liberty is located in Knox County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Liberty that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Liberty.
- Union County
- This community is historic and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of North Liberty.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This North Liberty is located in Mercer County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east of the North Liberty that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of North Liberty.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This North Liberty is located in McMinn County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Liberty that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of North Liberty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Liberty ...
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.
- Coralville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Green Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Swisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin View Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From North Liberty 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 North Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Liberty and extending to:
- Iowa City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Liberty to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- North Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 North Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 North Liberty 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 North Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7440, Longitude: -91.6147 In this case, the coordinates for North Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.599 degrees. |
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