Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peosta

• 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 Peosta:
  • 42.447196, -90.846273
  • 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 Peosta

• 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
  • Since Peosta is near Jo Daviess County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Peosta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peosta ...

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.

• Budd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Budd is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
• Cathedral Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
• Cottage Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Kidder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kidder is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
• Lore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lore is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rockdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sageville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Twin Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Peosta 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 city such as Peosta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peosta and extending to:

• Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peosta to Dubuque, with an average speed<2> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'