Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in York Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for York Center
- 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 York Center:
- 41.376105, -95.555838
- 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 York Center
- 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 Pottawattamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie County
- Since York Center is near Harrison County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 York Center ...
We found seven communities that share the name York Center.
Within Iowa, the name York Center is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This York Center is located in DuPage County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east of the York Center that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of York Center.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of York Center [Bourbon County].
- Maine
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of York Center [York County].
- New York
- Livingston County
- This York Center is located in Livingston County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York Center that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of York Center.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of York Center.
- Union County
- This York Center is located in Union County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east of the York Center that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of York Center.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This York Center is located in Dane County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York Center that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of York Center.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near York Center ...
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.
- Beebeetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
- Crisp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Dumfries
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Peter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Union Burg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Burg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Yorkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From York Center 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 community such as York Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York Center and extending to:
- Council Bluffs, which is the Seat of Pottawattamie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from York Center to Council Bluffs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- York Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3761, Longitude: -95.5558 In this case, the coordinates for York Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 York Center 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. |
| <3> | 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 York Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 York Center 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 319.825 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.441 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.704 degrees. |