Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Williamsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamsburg
- 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 Williamsburg:
- 41.667986, -92.009791
- 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 Williamsburg
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Williamsburg is near Johnson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Williamsburg ...
We found 54 communities that share the name Williamsburg.
Within Iowa, the name Williamsburg is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 52 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Williamsburg.
- Marengo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Williamsburg [Marengo County].
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Williamsburg is located in Fremont County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Williamsburg.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Williamsburg is located in New Castle County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Williamsburg.
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Williamsburg is located in Orange County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Williamsburg.
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Williamsburg.
- Clinch County
- This Williamsburg is located in Clinch County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Williamsburg.
- Dougherty County
- This Williamsburg is located in Dougherty County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Williamsburg.
- Muscogee County
- This Williamsburg is located in Muscogee County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Williamsburg.
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Williamsburg [Caribou County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Williamsburg is located in Cook County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Williamsburg.
- Jefferson County
- This Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Williamsburg.
- Moultrie County
- This Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Williamsburg.
- Shelby County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Williamsburg [Shelby County].
- Will County
- This Williamsburg is located in Will County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Williamsburg.
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This Williamsburg is located in Wayne County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Williamsburg.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Williamsburg [Brown County].
- Franklin County
- This Williamsburg is located in Franklin County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Williamsburg.
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- This Williamsburg is located in Whitley County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Williamsburg.
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Williamsburg is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Williamsburg.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Williamsburg is located in Baltimore County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Williamsburg.
- Dorchester County
- This Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Williamsburg.
- Talbot County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Williamsburg [Talbot County].
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Williamsburg.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- This Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Williamsburg.
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- This Williamsburg is located in Covington County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the south of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Williamsburg.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This Williamsburg is located in Callaway County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Williamsburg.
- Putnam County
- Although located in Putnam County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Williamsburg.
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Williamsburg.
- Nebraska
- Phelps County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Williamsburg.
- New Brunswick
- This Williamsburg lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- New Mexico
- Sierra County
- This Williamsburg is located in Sierra County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Williamsburg.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Williamsburg is located in Kings County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Williamsburg.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Williamsburg is located in Iredell County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Williamsburg.
- Rockingham County
- This Williamsburg is located in Rockingham County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Williamsburg.
- Ohio
- Ashland County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ashland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Williamsburg.
- Clermont County
- This Williamsburg is located in Clermont County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Williamsburg.
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Williamsburg.
- Ontario
- This Williamsburg lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Williamsburg [Josephine County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Williamsburg [Allegheny County].
- Armstrong County
- This Williamsburg is located in Armstrong County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Williamsburg.
- Blair County
- This Williamsburg is located in Blair County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Williamsburg.
- Clarion County
- This Williamsburg is located in Clarion County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Williamsburg.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This Williamsburg is located in McMinn County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Williamsburg.
- Rutherford County
- This Williamsburg is located in Rutherford County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Williamsburg.
- Sevier County
- This Williamsburg is located in Sevier County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Williamsburg.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Williamsburg [Lamar County].
- Lavaca County
- This Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Williamsburg.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Williamsburg is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Williamsburg.
- Virginia
- James City County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Williamsburg [James City County].
- Williamsburg City
- This Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Williamsburg.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Williamsburg is located in Greenbrier County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsburg that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Williamsburg.
- Wisconsin
- Trempealeau County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Williamsburg [Trempealeau County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg ...
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.
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Deep River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Green Castle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Green Castle is located in Johnson County
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <5>
- Homestead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Homestead is located in Iowa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <5>
- Swisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swisher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher
- Swisher is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisher <5>
How Far From Williamsburg 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 city such as Williamsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsburg and extending to:
- Marengo, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williamsburg to Marengo, with an average speed<6> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). 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 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williamsburg: www.williamsburgiowa.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6680, Longitude: -92.0098 In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Williamsburg 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Williamsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.381 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.67 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.818 degrees. |