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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 Ulmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulmer 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 Ulmer:
- 42.267761, -94.949988
- 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 Ulmer
- 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 Sac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sac County
- Since Ulmer is near Carroll County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Ulmer
Communities Also Named Ulmer ...
We found two communities that are also named Ulmer.
Within Iowa, the name Ulmer is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Custer County
- This Ulmer is located in Custer County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ulmer that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Ulmer.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Ulmer is located in Allendale County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ulmer that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Ulmer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulmer ...
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.
- Early
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hart is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Herring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Sac City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
How Far From Ulmer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ulmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulmer and extending to:
- Sac City, which is the Seat of Sac County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ulmer to Sac City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ulmer) 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 Ulmer 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 Ulmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2678, Longitude: -94.9500 In this case, the coordinates for Ulmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.199 degrees. |
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