Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sciola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sciola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sciola
- 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 Sciola:
- 41.033740, -94.985519
- 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 Sciola
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Sciola is near Adams County and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Page 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 Sciola ...
We found one communities that share the name Sciola.
Within Iowa, the name Sciola is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Sciola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sciola ...
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.
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
- Dickieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
- Dickieville is located in Adams County
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hepburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lincoln Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
- Strand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Tenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Sciola 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 Sciola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sciola and extending to:
- Red Oak, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sciola to Red Oak, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sciola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sciola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sciola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0337, Longitude: -94.9855 In this case, the coordinates for Sciola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Sciola 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 319.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.92 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.481 degrees. |