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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Saint Marys ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Maryland
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) - Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Cool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Old Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Scotch Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
- Summerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerset Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
- Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
- Tileville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Wick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From West Saint Marys 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Saint Marys. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Saint Marys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Saint Marys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3080, Longitude: -93.7397 In this case, the coordinates for West Saint Marys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 West Saint Marys to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.783 degrees. |