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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 Xenia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Xenia 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 Xenia:
- 41.856962, -93.893005
- 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 Xenia
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Xenia is near Boone County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Xenia
Communities Also Named Xenia ...
We found nine communities that are also named Xenia.
There is one other community in Iowa that is also named Xenia.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Hardin County
- This Xenia is located in Hardin County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Xenia that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Xenia.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Washington 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 Colorado community of Xenia [Washington County].
- Illinois
- Clay County
- This Xenia is located in Clay County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Xenia that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Xenia.
- Indiana
- Miami 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 Indiana community of Xenia [Miami County].
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Xenia is located in Bourbon County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Xenia that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Xenia.
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Xenia.
- Putnam 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 Missouri community of Xenia [Putnam County].
- Nebraska
- Xenia #1
- This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Xenia.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Xenia is located in Greene County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Xenia that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Xenia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Xenia ...
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.
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- High Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Yard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perry Yard is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Yard
- Rider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rider is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
How Far From Xenia 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 Xenia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Xenia and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Xenia to Adel, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Xenia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Xenia, 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 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 Xenia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Xenia 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 Xenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8570, Longitude: -93.8930 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.684 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.19 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.739 degrees. |
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