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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 Readlyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Readlyn 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 Readlyn:
- 42.703811, -92.225066
- 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 Readlyn
- 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 Bremer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bremer County
- Since Readlyn is near Fayette County and also Black Hawk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk 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 Readlyn
Communities Also Named Readlyn ...
We found one communities that are also named Readlyn.
Within Iowa, the name Readlyn is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Readlyn in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Readlyn lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the northwest of the Readlyn that is located in Bremer County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Readlyn ...
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.
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Frederika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Janesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Klinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Miner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miner is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Spring Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Tripoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Readlyn 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 Readlyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Readlyn and extending to:
- Waverly, which is the Seat of Bremer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Readlyn to Waverly, with an average speed<3> 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 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 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Readlyn) 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 Readlyn 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 Readlyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7038, Longitude: -92.2251 In this case, the coordinates for Readlyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.673 degrees. |
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