Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walcott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walcott
- 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 Walcott:
- 41.616548, -90.783071
- 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 Walcott
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Walcott is near Muscatine County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Walcott ...
We found six communities that share the name Walcott.
Within Iowa, the name Walcott is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Walcott lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walcott ...
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.
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County
- Blue Grass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <3>
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Little Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
- Little Groves is located in Scott County
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
How Far From Walcott 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 city such as Walcott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walcott and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walcott to Davenport, with an average speed<4> 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 146 miles [235 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walcott: www.cityofwalcott.com/
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walcott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6165, Longitude: -90.7831 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walcott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.705 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.21 degrees. |