Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sioux City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sioux City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sioux City

• 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 Sioux City:
  • 42.496396, -96.399367
  • 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 Sioux City

• 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 Woodbury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
  • Since Sioux City is near Dakota County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dakota County
  • eBird sighting report for Union 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sioux City ...

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.

• Dakota Dunes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Dunes
  • Dakota Dunes is located in Union County (SD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota Dunes <1>
• Evergreen Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
• Glen Ellen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
• Holiday Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
  • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
• James
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • James is located in Plymouth County
• Sergeant Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
  • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <1>
• Yeomans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
  • Yeomans is located in Plymouth County

How Far From Sioux City 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 city such as Sioux City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sioux City and extending to:

• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sioux City to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>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 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sioux City: www.sioux-city.org/

The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/