Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wallin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wallin

• 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 Wallin:
  • 41.059990, -95.056098
  • 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 Wallin

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Wallin is near Adams County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Wallin

Communities Also Named Wallin ...

We found one communities that are also named Wallin.

Within Iowa, the name Wallin is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Wallin in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Benzie County
    • This Wallin is located in Benzie County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wallin that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Wallin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallin ...

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.

• Carbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carbon is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Dickieville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickieville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
• Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Hepburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hepburn is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
• Lincoln Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
• Red Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
• Strand
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Strand is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
• Tenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville

How Far From Wallin 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 Wallin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallin and extending to:

• Red Oak, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wallin to Red Oak, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'