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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 Walcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walcott 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Walcott
Communities Also Named Walcott ...
We found six communities that are also named Walcott.
Within Iowa, the name Walcott is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located 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
- Greene County
- This Walcott is located in Greene County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Walcott.
- 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
- Rice County
- This Walcott is located in Rice County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Walcott.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Walcott is located in Richland County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Walcott.
- Texas
- Deaf Smith County
- This Walcott is located in Deaf Smith County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Walcott.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Walcott is located in Carbon County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west of the Walcott that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Walcott.
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)
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Blue Grass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Little Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Groves is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Walcott to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walcott) 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 Walcott 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 Walcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6165, Longitude: -90.7831 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.546 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.21 degrees. |
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