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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 Twin Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Springs 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 Twin Springs:
    • 42.131965, -90.283741
    • 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 Twin Springs
  • 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 Twin Springs ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Twin Springs.

There are two communities within Iowa that are also named Twin Springs.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Dubuque County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Twin Springs.
    • Winneshiek County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Twin Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Benton County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Twin Springs.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Pulaski County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the south southwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Twin Springs.
    • Idaho
      • Boise County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Boise County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of Twin Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Linn 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 Kansas community of Twin Springs [Linn County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Franklin County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Twin Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Twin Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Knox County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Twin Springs.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the south southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Twin Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Twin Springs is located in Scott County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Twin Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Springs ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Blackhawk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Green Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Jackson County
  • Marcus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Miles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <5>
  • Pleasant Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
    • Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Rockaway ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
    • Rockaway is located in Jackson County
  • Springbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <5>

How Far From Twin Springs 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 Twin Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Springs to Maquoketa, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Springs. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1320, Longitude: -90.2837       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Twin Springs 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 Twin Springs, 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 Twin Springs 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 316.214 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.397 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.824 degrees.




 

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