Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South River Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South River Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South River Crossing
- 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 South River Crossing:
- 41.217772, -93.746053
- 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 South River Crossing
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since South River Crossing is near Madison County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 South River Crossing ...
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.
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Churchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Old Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Tileville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Wick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From South River Crossing 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 South River Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of South River Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in South River Crossing and extending to:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South River Crossing to Indianola, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 South River Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- South River Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South River Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2178, Longitude: -93.7461 In this case, the coordinates for South River Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 South River Crossing 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 318.56 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.964 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.807 degrees. |