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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 Ware, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ware 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 Ware:
- 42.790251, -94.759149
- 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 Ware
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Ware is near Buena Vista County and also Palo Alto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buena Vista County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Alto 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 Ware
Communities Also Named Ware ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ware.
Within Iowa, the name Ware is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Ware is located in Elmore County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Ware.
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the southeast of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Ware is located in Columbia County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the south of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Ware.
- British Columbia
- This Ware lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Ware is located in Union County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Ware.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Ware is located in Casey County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Ware.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Ware is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Ware.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Ware is located in Fergus County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Ware.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This Ware is located in Dallam County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Ware.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Ware is located in Salt Lake County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west of the Ware that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ware.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ware ...
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.
- Havelock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jolley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Mallard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marathon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Pioneer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Plover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Pocahontas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembrandt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Rubens Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Unique
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Unique is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
How Far From Ware 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 community such as Ware to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ware and extending to:
- Pocahontas, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ware to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 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 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ware) 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 Ware 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 Ware. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7903, Longitude: -94.7591 In this case, the coordinates for Ware have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.039 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.981 degrees. |
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