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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 Ortonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ortonville 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 Ortonville:
- 41.614988, -93.959673
- 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 Ortonville
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Ortonville is near Polk County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Ortonville
Communities Also Named Ortonville ...
We found four communities that are also named Ortonville.
Within Iowa, the name Ortonville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- This Ortonville is located in Ventura County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ortonville that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Ortonville.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Ortonville is located in Oakland County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Ortonville.
- Minnesota
- Big Stone County
- This Ortonville is located in Big Stone County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ortonville that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Ortonville.
- New Brunswick
- This Ortonville lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Dallas County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortonville ...
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.
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- DeSoto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rider is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
- Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Ortonville 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 Ortonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortonville and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the West.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Ortonville to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 909 miles [1,462.9 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ortonville) 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 Ortonville 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 Ortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6150, Longitude: -93.9597 In this case, the coordinates for Ortonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.828 degrees. |
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