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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 Nugent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nugent 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 Nugent:
- 41.206125, -92.189903
- 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 Nugent
- 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 Keokuk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keokuk County
- Since Nugent is near Jefferson County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 Nugent
Communities Also Named Nugent ...
We found six communities that are also named Nugent.
Within Iowa, the name Nugent is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Nugent is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the south of the Nugent that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Nugent.
- Grant Parish
- This Nugent is located in Grant Parish and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the south of the Nugent that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Nugent.
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Nugent [Otsego County].
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Nugent is located in Harrison County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Nugent that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Nugent.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Nugent.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Nugent is located in Jones County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nugent that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Nugent.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nugent ...
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.
- Cedar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cliffland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Indianapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kirkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Libertyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Pickwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pleasant Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- What Cheer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Nugent 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 Nugent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nugent and extending to:
- Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nugent 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Nugent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Nugent could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Nugent 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 Nugent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2061, Longitude: -92.1899 In this case, the coordinates for Nugent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.02 degrees. |
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