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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 Williamson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamson 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 Williamson:
    • 41.143664, -94.566068
    • 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 Williamson
  • 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 Williamson ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Williamson.

There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Williamson.

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

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Lucas County
      • This Williamson is located in Lucas County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Williamson.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Williamson is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Williamson.
    • Arkansas
      • Sevier County
      • This Williamson is located in Sevier County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the south of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Williamson.
    • Georgia
      • Pike County
      • This Williamson is located in Pike County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Williamson.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Williamson is located in Madison County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Williamson.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Williamson [Saint Landry Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Manistee 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 Michigan community of Williamson [Manistee County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Williamson is located in Wayne County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Williamson.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware 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 Williamson [Delaware County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Williamson is located in Franklin County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Williamson.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Williamson is located in Travis County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Williamson.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Williamson is located in Mingo County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamson that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Williamson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamson ...

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.

  • Carbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carl
    • From Williamson to Carl
  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Queen City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Adams County
  • Stringtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Adams County
  • Zion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Corning, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williamson to Corning, with an average speed<7> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1437, Longitude: -94.5661       In this case, the coordinates for Williamson 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 Williamson, 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 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 Williamson 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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Williamson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.125 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.604 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.242 degrees.




 

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