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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 Waukon Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waukon Junction 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 Waukon Junction:
- 43.153088, -91.187746
- 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 Waukon Junction
- 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 Allamakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
- Since Waukon Junction is near Crawford County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Waukon Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waukon Junction ...
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.
- Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Eldergrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
- Ferryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Harpers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sixteen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Village Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Yellow River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Waukon Junction 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 Waukon Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waukon Junction and extending to:
- Waukon, which is the Seat of Allamakee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waukon Junction to Waukon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Waukon Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waukon Junction 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 Waukon Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1531, Longitude: -91.1877 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.017 degrees. |
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