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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 Purdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Purdy 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 Purdy:
- 41.160553, -93.233263
- 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 Purdy
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Purdy is near Marion County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Purdy
Communities Also Named Purdy ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Purdy.
Within Iowa, the name Purdy is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Purdy is located in Madison County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the south of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Purdy.
- Kansas
- Morton 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 Purdy [Morton County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Purdy is located in Adair County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Purdy.
- Michigan
- Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Purdy [Tuscola County].
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Purdy is located in Barry County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Purdy.
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Purdy is located in Garvin County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Purdy.
- Ontario
- This Purdy lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Purdy is located in McNairy County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Purdy.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Purdy is located in Weber County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Purdy.
- Virginia
- Greensville County
- This Purdy is located in Greensville County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Purdy.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Purdy is located in Pierce County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Purdy.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Purdy is located in Calhoun County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Purdy.
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- This Purdy is located in Vernon County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Purdy that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Purdy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Purdy ...
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.
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Cloud
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloud is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Zero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Purdy 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 community such as Purdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Purdy and extending to:
- Chariton, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Purdy to Chariton, with an average speed<4> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Purdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Purdy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Purdy 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 Purdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1606, Longitude: -93.2333 In this case, the coordinates for Purdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.558 degrees. |
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