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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 Norway Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norway Center 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 Norway Center:
- 41.345677, -94.872740
- 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 Norway Center
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Norway Center is near Adair County and also Audubon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audubon 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 Norway Center
Communities Also Named Norway Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Norway Center.
Within Iowa, the name Norway Center is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Norway Center is located in Oxford County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norway Center that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Norway Center.
- South Dakota
- Lincoln County
- This Norway Center is located in Lincoln County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Norway Center that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Norway Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norway Center ...
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.
- Carl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Indiantown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Prussia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prussia is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
- Strand
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
How Far From Norway Center 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 Norway Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norway Center and extending to:
- Atlantic, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Norway Center to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 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 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norway Center) 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 Norway Center 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 Norway Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3457, Longitude: -94.8727 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.357 degrees. |
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