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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 Thayer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thayer 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 Thayer:
- 41.028983, -94.050465
- 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 Thayer
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Thayer is near Clarke County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Thayer
Communities Also Named Thayer ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Thayer.
Within Iowa, the name Thayer is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Thayer is located in Sangamon County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Thayer.
- Indiana
- Newton County
- This Thayer is located in Newton County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Thayer.
- Kansas
- Neosho County
- This Thayer is located in Neosho County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Thayer.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Thayer [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Thayer is located in Gogebic County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Thayer.
- Oakland 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 Thayer [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Thayer is located in Lincoln County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Thayer.
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Thayer is located in Oregon County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Thayer.
- Nebraska
- York County
- This Thayer is located in York County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Thayer.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Thayer is located in Colleton County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Thayer.
- Texas
- Hidalgo 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 Texas community of Thayer [Hidalgo County].
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Thayer is located in Fayette County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thayer that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Thayer.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Thayer [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thayer ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hopeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Old Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Tingley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Thayer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Thayer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thayer and extending to:
- Creston, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Thayer to Creston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Thayer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thayer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Thayer 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 Thayer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0290, Longitude: -94.0505 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.173 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.003 degrees. |
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