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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 Voorhies, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Voorhies 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 Voorhies:
- 42.335820, -92.482691
- 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 Voorhies
- 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 Black Hawk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk County
- Since Voorhies is near Grundy County and also Tama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tama 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 Voorhies
Communities Also Named Voorhies ...
We found four communities that are also named Voorhies.
Within Iowa, the name Voorhies is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Voorhies is located in Piatt County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Voorhies that is located in Black Hawk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Voorhies.
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Voorhies is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the south of the Voorhies that is located in Black Hawk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Voorhies.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Voorhies is located in Jackson County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the west of the Voorhies that is located in Black Hawk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Voorhies.
- Tennessee
- Lewis County
- This Voorhies is located in Lewis County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Voorhies that is located in Black Hawk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Voorhies.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Voorhies ...
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.
- Blessing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Castle Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Cedar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dairyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Dike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Hicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
How Far From Voorhies 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 Voorhies to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Voorhies and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Black Hawk County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Voorhies to Waterloo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Voorhies) 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 Voorhies 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 Voorhies. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3358, Longitude: -92.4827 In this case, the coordinates for Voorhies have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.898 degrees. |
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