Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Red Line:
  • 41.717209, -95.151105
  • 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 Red Line

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Red Line is near Audubon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Audubon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Red Line

Communities Also Named Red Line ...

We found one communities that are also named Red Line.

Within Iowa, the name Red Line is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Red Line in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Mississippi County
    • This Red Line is located in Mississippi County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Red Line that is located in Shelby County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Red Line.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Line ...

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.

• Audubon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Audubon is located in Audubon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <2>
• Defiance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Defiance is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Elk Horn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
• Gray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray is located in Audubon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
• Irwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <2>
• Panama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Panama is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
• Poplar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar is located in Audubon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Walnut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Line and extending to:

• Harlan, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Line to Harlan, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'