Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sidney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sidney
- 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 Sidney:
- 40.747476, -95.646894
- 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 Sidney
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Sidney is near Otoe County and also Mills County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Otoe County
- eBird sighting report for Mills 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 Sidney ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Sidney.
Within Iowa, the name Sidney is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 36 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Sidney is located in Marshall County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sidney.
- Mobile County
- This Sidney is located in Mobile County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km] to the southeast of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Sidney.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Sidney lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- Colorado
- Elbert County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sidney [Elbert County].
- Routt County
- This Sidney is located in Routt County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Sidney.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Finney County].
- Greeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Greeley County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Nemaha County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Sidney lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sidney [Chouteau County].
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sidney [Dawson County].
- Richland County
- This Sidney is located in Richland County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Sidney.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sidney [Beaufort County].
- Columbus County
- This Sidney is located in Columbus County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Sidney.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Sidney [Cass County].
- Towner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Sidney [Towner County].
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sidney [Logan County].
- Wayne County
- This Sidney is located in Wayne County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sidney that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sidney.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidney ...
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.
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Farmers City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- High Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Minersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Nebraska City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
- Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <4>
- Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Rock Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Cass County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
How Far From Sidney 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 city such as Sidney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sidney and extending to:
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sidney to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sidney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sidney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sidney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7475, Longitude: -95.6469 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sidney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sidney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.859 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.399 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.878 degrees. |