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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Onawa Junction:
    • 42.724984, -95.557785
    • 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 Onawa Junction
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Onawa Junction ...

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.

  • Casino Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
    • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
  • Cherokee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Correctionville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
    • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <1>
  • Fielding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
  • Mapleside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
    • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
  • Marcus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <1>
  • Mary Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
    • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Rembrandt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Storm Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

How Far From Onawa Junction 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 community such as Onawa Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Onawa Junction and extending to:

  • Cherokee, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Onawa Junction to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Onawa Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onawa Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7250, Longitude: -95.5578       In this case, the coordinates for Onawa Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Onawa Junction 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 319.878 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.675 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.42 degrees.




 

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