Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Iowa:
  • 41.123952, -79.007535
  • 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 Iowa

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

Communities Also Named Iowa ...

We found one communities that are also named Iowa.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Iowa is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Calcasieu Parish
    • This Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Iowa that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Iowa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iowa ...

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.

• Alaska
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alaska is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Coder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coder is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coder
• Colon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
• Coolspring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coolspring is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolspring <2>
• Deemers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deemers Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemers Crossroads
• Fuller
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Norman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Norman is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Panic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Panic is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
• Pinecreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecreek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecreek
• Sandy Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley

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

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

• Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Iowa to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'