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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 Pilot Mound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pilot Mound 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 Pilot Mound:
- 42.162879, -94.016644
- 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 Pilot Mound
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Pilot Mound is near Webster County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Pilot Mound
Communities Also Named Pilot Mound ...
We found one communities that are also named Pilot Mound.
Within Iowa, the name Pilot Mound is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Pilot Mound in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Pilot Mound lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pilot Mound that is located in Boone County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilot Mound ...
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.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Pit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Palm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeport is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
- Wolf
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wolf is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Pilot Mound 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 Pilot Mound to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilot Mound and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pilot Mound to Boone, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 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- Pilot Mound) 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 Pilot Mound 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 Pilot Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1629, Longitude: -94.0166 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.734 degrees. |
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