Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ramessa:
  • 41.813919, -90.407077
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ramessa

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Ramessa is near Scott County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramessa ...

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.

• Charlotte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <1>
• Goose Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
  • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
• Grand Mound
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <1>
• Little Oklahoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
  • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
• Long Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
  • Long Grove is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <1>
• Lyons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Clinton County
• Petersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Petersville is located in Clinton County
• Sixmile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
  • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
• Tenmile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
  • Tenmile is located in Clinton County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ramessa once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ramessa and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ramessa to Clinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/