Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ira
- 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 Ira:
- 37.872814, -92.849629
- 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 Ira
- 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Ira is near Dallas County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Ira ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Ira.
Within Missouri, the name Ira is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Red River 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 Texas community of Ira [Red River County].
- Scurry County
- This Ira is located in Scurry County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ira that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of Ira.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ira ...
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.
- Case
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Celt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Corkery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Green Gables ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Leadmine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Only
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralphwhite Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodger Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
How Far From Ira 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 Ira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ira and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ira to Lebanon, 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ira. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8728, Longitude: -92.8496 In this case, the coordinates for Ira 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ira 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> | 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. |
| <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 Ira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.633 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.061 degrees. |