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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 Wald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wald 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 Wald:
- 41.837796, -91.132379
- 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 Wald
- 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Since Wald is near Jones County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Wald
Communities Also Named Wald ...
We found one communities that are also named Wald.
Within Iowa, the name Wald is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Wald in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Wald is located in Butler County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wald that is located in Cedar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Wald.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wald ...
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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Morse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Oasis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wald 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 community such as Wald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wald and extending to:
- Tipton, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wald to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wald) 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 Wald 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 Wald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8378, Longitude: -91.1324 In this case, the coordinates for Wald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.33 degrees. |
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