Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yampa:
  • 41.010017, -92.223792
  • 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 Yampa

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

Communities Also Named Yampa ...

We found one communities that are also named Yampa.

Within Iowa, the name Yampa is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Yampa in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Routt County
    • This Yampa is located in Routt County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west of the Yampa that is located in Wapello County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Yampa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yampa ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
• Carbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Cliffland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
• Dunnville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunnville is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
• Libertyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
• Pickwick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pickwick is located in Wapello County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Pleasant View ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• White Elm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • White Elm is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm

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

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

• Ottumwa, which is the Seat of Wapello County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Yampa to Ottumwa, with an average speed<2> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 815 miles [1,311.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'