Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Redfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Redfield
- 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 Redfield:
- 41.590628, -94.196092
- 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 Redfield
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Redfield is near Guthrie County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Guthrie County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Communities Also Named Redfield ...
We found eight communities that share the name Redfield.
Within Iowa, the name Redfield is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New York
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redfield ...
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.
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Casey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Casey is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Redfield to Commerce
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dale
- From Redfield to Dale
- DeSoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
- DeSoto is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to DeSoto
- From Redfield to DeSoto
- Kennedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Panther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Panther
- From Redfield to Panther
- Perry Yard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Yard
- Perry Yard is located in Dallas County
- Prussia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Tileville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Redfield 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 Redfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redfield and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Redfield to Des Moines, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Redfield: ia/https://redfieldia.com/
The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5906, Longitude: -94.1961 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Redfield 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Redfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.885 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.387 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.955 degrees. |