Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Saint Marys:
  • 41.308048, -93.739665
  • 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 West Saint Marys

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since West Saint Marys is near Madison County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 West Saint Marys

Communities Also Named West Saint Marys ...

We found one communities that are also named West Saint Marys.

Within Iowa, the name West Saint Marys is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named West Saint Marys in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Saint Mary's County
    • This West Saint Marys is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east of the West Saint Marys that is located in Warren County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of West Saint Marys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Saint Marys ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Churchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Churchville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Cool
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Center is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
• Old Peru
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Peru is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
• Scotch Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
• Summerset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerset is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
• Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
• Tileville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tileville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
• Wick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

How Far From West Saint Marys 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 West Saint Marys to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Saint Marys to Indianola, with an average speed<2> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'