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

When in Regency of Sioux City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regency of Sioux City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Regency of Sioux City
  • 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 Regency of Sioux City:
    • 42.486105, -96.354473
    • 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 Regency of Sioux City
  • 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 Regency of Sioux City ...

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.

  • Dakota Dunes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
  • Glen Ellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
    • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
  • Holiday Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
  • Homer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • James
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Plymouth County
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
    • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <1>
  • Yeomans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
    • Yeomans is located in Plymouth County

How Far From Regency of Sioux City 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 community such as Regency of Sioux City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Regency of Sioux City and extending to:

  • Sioux City, which is the Seat of Woodbury County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Regency of Sioux City to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Regency of Sioux City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/

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

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Regency of Sioux City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Regency of Sioux City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4861, Longitude: -96.3545       In this case, the coordinates for Regency of Sioux City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Regency of Sioux City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.434 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.283 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.895 degrees.









 

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