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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 Iolanthe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iolanthe 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 Iolanthe:
- 32.048741, -101.022891
- 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 Iolanthe
- 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 Sterling County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sterling County
- Since Iolanthe is near Mitchell County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Iolanthe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iolanthe ...
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.
- Broome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broome is located in Sterling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome
- Edith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Lees
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lees is located in Glasscock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
- Pecan Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Crossing is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Crossing
- Sand Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Silver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spade is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
How Far From Iolanthe 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 Iolanthe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Iolanthe once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Iolanthe and extending to:
- Sterling City, which is the Seat of Sterling County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Iolanthe to Sterling City, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Iolanthe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iolanthe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Iolanthe 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 Iolanthe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0487, Longitude: -101.0229 In this case, the coordinates for Iolanthe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.684 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.659 degrees. |
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