Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Elm

• 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 Elm:
  • 40.851410, -92.206569
  • 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 White Elm

• 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
  • Since White Elm is near Van Buren County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 White Elm

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Elm ...

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.

• Business Corners ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
• Carbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Cliffland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
• Dover ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Drakesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Drakesville is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesville <1>
• Dunnville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunnville is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
• Libertyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Parksville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
• Pickwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickwick is located in Wapello County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant View ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in White Elm and extending to:

• Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Elm to Bloomfield, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'