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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 Seney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seney and the surrounding area.
- 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 Seney:
- 42.852767, -96.130854
- 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 Seney
- 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- Since Seney is near Sioux County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Seney
Communities Also Named Seney ...
We found three communities that are also named Seney.
Within Iowa, the name Seney is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Polk County
- This Seney is located in Polk County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Seney that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Seney.
- Michigan
- Schoolcraft County
- This Seney is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seney that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Seney.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Seney is located in Macon County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Seney that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Seney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seney ...
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.
- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Marcus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Orange City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Ruble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble
- Union Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Seney 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 Seney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seney and extending to:
- Le Mars, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Seney to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Seney 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 Seney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8528, Longitude: -96.1309 In this case, the coordinates for Seney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.289 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.698 degrees. |
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