Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Sebald:
  • 42.738317, -91.545979
  • 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 Saint Sebald

• 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Since Saint Sebald is near Fayette County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Saint Sebald

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Sebald ...

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.

• Aurora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Dundee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Elkport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elkport is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
• Forestville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Highland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Littleport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Littleport is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
• Maryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maryville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
• Motor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Motor is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
• Strawberry Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <1>

How Far From Saint Sebald to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Sebald to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Sebald and extending to:

• Elkader, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Sebald to Elkader, 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'