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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 Ware, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ware 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 Ware:
- 37.447827, -89.393979
- 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 Ware
- 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 Ware is near Cape Girardeau County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Ware
Communities Also Named Ware ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ware.
Within Illinois, the name Ware is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Ware is located in Elmore County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Ware.
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southeast of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Ware is located in Columbia County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Ware.
- British Columbia
- This Ware lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- Iowa
- Pocahontas County
- This Ware is located in Pocahontas County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Ware.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Ware is located in Casey County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Ware.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Ware is located in Hampshire County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Ware.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Ware is located in Fergus County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Ware.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This Ware is located in Dallam County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Ware.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Ware is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ware that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ware.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ware ...
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 east)
- Dutch Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Egypt Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Moccasin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Mountain Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Valley Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mission is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ware 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 Ware to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ware and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ware 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Ware) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ware 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 Ware. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4478, Longitude: -89.3940 In this case, the coordinates for Ware have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.545 degrees. |
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