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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 Udell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Udell 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 Udell:
- 40.780722, -92.742159
- 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 Udell
- 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 Appanoose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appanoose County
- Since Udell is near Davis County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Udell
Communities Also Named Udell ...
We found one communities that are also named Udell.
Within Iowa, the name Udell is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Udell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- This Udell is located in Manistee County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Udell that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Udell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Udell ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thirty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thirty is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirty
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Udell 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 Udell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Udell and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Appanoose County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Udell 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Udell) 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 Udell 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 Udell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7807, Longitude: -92.7422 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.396 degrees. |
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