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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 Paris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paris 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 Paris:
    • 40.788194, -92.593721
    • 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 Paris
  • 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Paris is near Appanoose County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Appanoose 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 Paris

Communities Also Named Paris ...

We found 37 communities that are also named Paris.

There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Paris.

Beyond Iowa, we know of 36 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Linn County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Paris [Linn County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Wilcox 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 Alabama community of Paris [Wilcox County].
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Paris [Greene County].
      • Logan County
      • This Paris is located in Logan County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<3> to the south of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Paris.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Paris is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<3> to the west of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Paris.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta 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 Georgia community of Paris [Coweta County].
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Paris is located in Bear Lake County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Paris.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This Paris is located in Edgar County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Paris.
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • This Paris is located in Jennings County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Paris.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Paris [Lincoln County].
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paris [Linn County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paris [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bourbon County
      • This Paris is located in Bourbon County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Paris.
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Paris is located in Oxford County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Paris.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Paris is located in Calvert County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Paris.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • This Paris is located in Mecosta County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Paris.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Paris is located in Lafayette County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Paris.
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This Paris is located in Monroe County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Paris.
    • Montana
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Paris [McCone County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Paris is located in Coos County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Paris.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Paris is located in Oneida County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Paris.
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Paris [Anson County].
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Paris.
      • Portage County
      • This Paris is located in Portage County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Paris.
      • Stark County
      • This Paris is located in Stark County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Paris.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher 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 Paris [Kingfisher County].
    • Ontario
      • This Paris lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Paris is located in Lane County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Paris.
      • Malheur County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Paris [Malheur County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Paris is located in Washington County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Paris.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Paris is located in Greenville County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Paris.
      • Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Paris [Spartanburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Paris is located in Henry County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Paris.
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • This Paris is located in Lamar County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Paris.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Paris is located in Fauquier County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Paris.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Paris is located in Kenosha County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Paris that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Paris.
    • Yukon
      • This Paris lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Paris that is located in Davis County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paris ...

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.

  • Blackhawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Blackhawk is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
  • Carbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
  • Dean
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dean is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Drakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dunnville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunnville is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
  • Mark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orleans is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Pleasant View ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paris to Bloomfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Paris 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Paris 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 Paris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7882, Longitude: -92.5937    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.755 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.981 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.32 degrees.