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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 Shell Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock:
- 42.712424, -92.581770
- 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 Shell Rock
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Shell Rock is near Bremer County and also Black Hawk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bremer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk 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 Shell Rock
Communities Also Named Shell Rock ...
We found one communities that are also named Shell Rock.
Within Iowa, the name Shell Rock is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Shell Rock in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Greenwood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Shell Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Rock ...
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.
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Finchford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Fredsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Pilot Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
How Far From Shell Rock 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 city such as Shell Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shell Rock and extending to:
- Allison, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Rock to Allison, 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shell Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shell Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7124, Longitude: -92.5818 In this case, the coordinates for Shell Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.285 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.856 degrees. |
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