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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 Yarmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth:
- 41.026495, -91.32202
- 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 Yarmouth
- 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 Des Moines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Des Moines County
- Since Yarmouth is near Henry County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Yarmouth
Communities Also Named Yarmouth ...
We found four communities that are also named Yarmouth.
Within Iowa, the name Yarmouth is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Yarmouth [San Joaquin County].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Yarmouth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Yarmouth.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the east of the Yarmouth that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Yarmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Yarmouth lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Yarmouth that is located in Des Moines County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yarmouth ...
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.
- Beaverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Dodgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Mediapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Swedesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yarmouth and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Des Moines County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yarmouth to Burlington, with an average speed<4> 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Yarmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yarmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0265, Longitude: -91.3220 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.627 degrees. |
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