Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in University Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to University Place and the surrounding area.
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
Communities Also Named University Place ...
We found ten communities that share the name University Place.
Within Iowa, the name University Place is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of University Place [Tuscaloosa County].
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of University Place [Calcasieu Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of University Place [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of University Place [Tangipahoa Parish].
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of University Place [Lewis and Clark County].
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of University Place [Lancaster County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of University Place [Mecklenburg County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of University Place [Weber County].
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of University Place [Montgomery County].
- Washington
- Pierce County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of University Place [Pierce County].
- Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 University Place 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. |