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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Springs
- 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:
- 43.125253, -91.858494
- 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
- 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 Winneshiek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winneshiek County
- Since Twin Springs is near Fayette County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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
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 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Twin Springs.
- Jackson County
- This Twin Springs is located in Jackson County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Twin Springs.
- Dubuque County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Twin Springs is located in Benton County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 580 miles [933.4 km] to the south of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the west of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 584 miles [939.9 km] to the south southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Springs that is located in Winneshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Twin Springs.
- Arkansas
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.
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Little Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Postville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
- Postville is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <5>
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
- Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <5>
How Far From Twin Springs 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 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:
- Decorah, which is the Seat of Winneshiek County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Springs to Decorah, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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- 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: 43.1253, Longitude: -91.8585 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 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 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 317.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.775 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.374 degrees. |