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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 Quasqueton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quasqueton 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 Quasqueton:
- 42.395181, -91.758394
- 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 Quasqueton
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Quasqueton is near Linn County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Quasqueton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quasqueton ...
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.
- Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Quasqueton 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 Quasqueton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quasqueton and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Quasqueton to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Quasqueton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Quasqueton 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 Quasqueton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3952, Longitude: -91.7584 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.509 degrees. |
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