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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 Westside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westside 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 Westside:
- 42.059152, -95.098048
- 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 Westside
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Westside is near Carroll County and also Sac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sac 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 Westside
Communities Also Named Westside ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Westside.
Within Iowa, the name Westside is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Westside is located in Lee County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Westside.
- British Columbia
- This Westside lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Westside is located in Fresno County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Westside.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westside [San Bernardino County].
- Stanislaus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westside [Stanislaus County].
- Florida
- Volusia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westside [Volusia County].
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Westside is located in Catoosa County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Westside.
- Hall County
- This Westside is located in Hall County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Westside.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Westside is located in Dearborn County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Westside.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Westside [Rapides Parish].
- Mississippi
- Claiborne County
- This Westside is located in Claiborne County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Westside.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westside [Rowan County].
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Westside is located in Giles County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westside that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Westside.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westside ...
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.
- Defiance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Herring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Irwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maple River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Westside 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 city such as Westside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westside and extending to:
- Denison, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westside to Denison, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Westside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Westside 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 Westside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0592, Longitude: -95.0980 In this case, the coordinates for Westside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.532 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.191 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.322 degrees. |
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