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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 Oxford Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxford Junction 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 Oxford Junction:
- 41.983722, -90.954083
- 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 Oxford Junction
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Oxford Junction is near Cedar County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Oxford Junction
Communities Also Named Oxford Junction ...
We found two communities that are also named Oxford Junction.
Within Iowa, the name Oxford Junction is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Harlan County
- This Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oxford Junction that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Oxford Junction.
- Nova Scotia
- This Oxford Junction lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oxford Junction that is located in Jones County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxford 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.
- Amber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Crab Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Ironhills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Lost Nation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Oxford Junction 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 city such as Oxford Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oxford Junction and extending to:
- Anamosa, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oxford Junction to Anamosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oxford Junction) 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 Oxford Junction 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 Oxford Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9837, Longitude: -90.9541 In this case, the coordinates for Oxford Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.667 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.203 degrees. |
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