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

When in White Cloud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Cloud and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Cloud:
    • 40.984164, -95.523054
    • 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 White Cloud
  • 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 White Cloud ...

We found seven communities that share the name White Cloud.

Within Iowa, the name White Cloud is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of White Cloud [Talladega County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This White Cloud is located in Harrison County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Cloud that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of White Cloud.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of White Cloud [Dickinson County].
      • Doniphan County
      • This White Cloud is located in Doniphan County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the south of the White Cloud that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of White Cloud.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • This White Cloud is located in Newaygo County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the White Cloud that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of White Cloud.
    • Missouri
      • Hickory County
      • This White Cloud is located in Hickory County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the White Cloud that is located in Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of White Cloud.
      • Nodaway County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of White Cloud [Nodaway County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Cloud ...

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.

  • Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mills County
  • Climax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Mills County
  • Dumfries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Mineola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <3>
  • Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rock Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

How Far From White Cloud 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 White Cloud to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Cloud and extending to:

  • Glenwood, which is the Seat of Mills County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Cloud to Glenwood, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Cloud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 White Cloud 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Cloud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Cloud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9842, Longitude: -95.5231       In this case, the coordinates for White Cloud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 White Cloud to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.784 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.343 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.767 degrees.









 

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