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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 Silver Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Silver Lake:
    • 43.480493, -93.366500
    • 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 Silver Lake
  • 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 Silver Lake ...

We found 46 communities that share the name Silver Lake.

Within Iowa, the name Silver Lake is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 44 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Silver Lake lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
    • California
      • Amador 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 California community of Silver Lake [Amador County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in San Bernardino County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Silver Lake.
    • Colorado
      • Huerfano 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 Silver Lake [Huerfano County].
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Silver Lake.
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Silver Lake [Orange County].
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Glynn County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Silver Lake.
      • Newton County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Newton County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Silver Lake.
    • Illinois
      • Henderson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Silver Lake [Henderson County].
      • McHenry County
      • This Silver Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Silver Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Silver Lake.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Silver Lake.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Clark County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Silver Lake.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Silver Lake.
      • Plymouth County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km] to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Silver Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Kent 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 Michigan community of Silver Lake [Kent County].
    • Minnesota
      • McLeod County
      • This Silver Lake is located in McLeod County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Silver Lake.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Silver Lake [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Perry County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Silver Lake.
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Silver Lake [Deer Lodge County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Carroll County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Silver Lake.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Silver Lake [Essex County].
      • Warren 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 New Jersey community of Silver Lake [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Orange 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 New York community of Silver Lake [Orange County].
      • Otsego County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Otsego County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Silver Lake.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Wyoming County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Silver Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison 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 Silver Lake [Madison County].
      • New Hanover County
      • This Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Silver Lake.
    • Ohio
      • 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 Ohio community of Silver Lake [Logan County].
      • Summit County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Summit County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Silver Lake.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Silver Lake.
    • Oregon
      • Lake County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Silver Lake.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Silver Lake [Bucks County].
      • Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Silver Lake [Susquehanna County].
      • York 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 Pennsylvania community of Silver Lake [York County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Silver Lake [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Lexington County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Silver Lake.
    • Tennessee
      • Johnson County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Johnson County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Silver Lake.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the south of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Silver Lake.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Silver Lake.
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Silver Lake [Snohomish County].
      • Spokane County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Spokane County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km] to the west northwest of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Silver Lake.
      • Whatcom 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 Washington community of Silver Lake [Whatcom County].
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Preston County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Silver Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Kenosha County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Silver Lake.
      • Waushara County
      • This Silver Lake is located in Waushara County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast of the Silver Lake that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Silver Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Lake ...

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.

  • Deer Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Worth County
  • Glenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
  • Gordonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
    • Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Lake Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <5>
  • Norman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Winnebago County
  • Scarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
    • Scarville is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <5>
  • Somber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
    • Somber is located in Worth County
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

How Far From Silver Lake to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Lake and extending to:

  • Northwood, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Lake to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Lake. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4805, Longitude: -93.3665    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Silver Lake 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>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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Silver Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.355 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.027 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.079 degrees.




 

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