|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watterson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watterson 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 Watterson:
- 40.601938, -94.233566
- 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 Watterson
- 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 Ringgold County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ringgold County
- Since Watterson is near Worth County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Watterson
Communities Also Named Watterson ...
We found one communities that are also named Watterson.
Within Iowa, the name Watterson is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Watterson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Watterson is located in Bastrop County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Watterson that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Watterson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watterson ...
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.
- Diagonal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Prohibition City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Tingley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Worth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
How Far From Watterson 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 Watterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watterson and extending to:
- Mount Ayr, which is the Seat of Ringgold County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Watterson 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watterson) 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 Watterson 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 Watterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6019, Longitude: -94.2336 In this case, the coordinates for Watterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.187 degrees. |
|
|