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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 Sunset Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Village 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 Sunset Village:
- 42.045831, -91.675179
- 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 Sunset Village
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Sunset Village is near Benton County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Sunset Village
Communities Also Named Sunset Village ...
We found seven communities that are also named Sunset Village.
There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Sunset Village.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Crawford County
- This Sunset Village is located in Crawford County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sunset Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Sunset Village is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunset Village.
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Sunset Village is located in Upson County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Sunset Village.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Sunset Village is located in Clark County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sunset Village.
- Virginia
- Radford City
- This Sunset Village is located in Radford City and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Sunset Village.
- Salem City
- This Sunset Village is located in Salem City and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east southeast of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Sunset Village.
- Washington
- King County
- This Sunset Village is located in King County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Village that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Sunset Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Village ...
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.
- Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cedar Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Hiawatha
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jordans Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordans Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Grove
- Lincolnway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sunset Village 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 Sunset Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Village and extending to:
- Cedar Rapids, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Village to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sunset Village 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 Sunset Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0458, Longitude: -91.6752 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.554 degrees. |
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