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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 Pacific Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pacific 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 Pacific Junction:
    • 41.017989, -95.799562
    • 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 Pacific 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

Communities Also Named Pacific Junction ...

We found five communities that share the name Pacific Junction.

Within Iowa, the name Pacific Junction is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Pacific Junction is located in Cook County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pacific Junction that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Pacific Junction.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau 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 Montana community of Pacific Junction [Chouteau County].
      • Hill County
      • This Pacific Junction is located in Hill County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pacific Junction that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Pacific Junction.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pacific Junction lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pacific Junction that is located in Mills County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Pacific Junction [Canadian County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacific 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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <4>
  • Clark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mills County
  • Dumfries
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Fort Crook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Crook
    • Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Mineola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
  • Murray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Randolph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Rock Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>

How Far From Pacific Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Pacific Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pacific Junction and extending to:

  • Glenwood, which is the Seat of Mills County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pacific Junction to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pacific Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pacific Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0180, Longitude: -95.7996       In this case, the coordinates for Pacific Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pacific Junction 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pacific Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.573 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.903 degrees.




 

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