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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 Alto Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alto Pass 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 Alto Pass:
- 37.573680, -89.319141
- 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 Alto Pass
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Alto Pass is near Jackson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Alto Pass
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alto Pass ...
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.
- Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Evergreen Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Grand Tower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Moccasin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Mountain Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Poplar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Pottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Union Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Wolf Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Alto Pass 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 village such as Alto Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alto Pass and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Alto Pass to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Alto Pass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alto Pass 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 Alto Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5737, Longitude: -89.3191 In this case, the coordinates for Alto Pass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.902 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.483 degrees. |
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