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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 Robison - Whitaker Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robison - Whitaker Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robison - Whitaker Acres
- 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 Robison - Whitaker Acres:
- 41.925821, -93.435211
- 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 Robison - Whitaker Acres
- 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 Story County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Story County
- Since Robison - Whitaker Acres is near Polk County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Robison - Whitaker Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robison - Whitaker Acres ...
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.
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Edenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Green Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Iowa Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Ira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Robison - Whitaker Acres 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 Robison - Whitaker Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Robison - Whitaker Acres and extending to:
- Nevada, which is the Seat of Story County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Robison - Whitaker Acres to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robison - Whitaker Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Robison - Whitaker Acres 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 Robison - Whitaker Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9258, Longitude: -93.4352 In this case, the coordinates for Robison - Whitaker Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.487 degrees. |
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