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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 Aaron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aaron 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 Aaron:
    • 38.423073, -94.153833
    • 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 Aaron
  • 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 Aaron ...

We found nine communities that share the name Aaron.

Within Missouri, the name Aaron is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Aaron, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Aaron is located in Bulloch County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aaron that is located in Bates County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Aaron.
      • Jefferson 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 Georgia community of Aaron [Jefferson County].
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland County
      • This Aaron is located in Switzerland County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east of the Aaron that is located in Bates County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Aaron.
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Aaron is located in Clinton County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east of the Aaron that is located in Bates County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Aaron.
      • Letcher 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 Kentucky community of Aaron [Letcher County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Aaron #
      • 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 Oklahoma community of Aaron.
    • Utah
      • San Juan 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 Utah community of Aaron [San Juan County].
    • Virginia
      • Carroll 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 Virginia community of Aaron [Carroll County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Malawi
      • Distance: 8,817 miles [14,189.6 km]<1> to the east northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aaron ...

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.

  • Archie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hill
    • Crescent Hill is located in Bates County
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
  • Hartwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Bates County
  • Lucas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Henry County
  • Piper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
    • Piper is located in Henry County
  • Quick City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
  • Spruce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Bates County

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

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aaron to Butler, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 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 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aaron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aaron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aaron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4231, Longitude: -94.1538       In this case, the coordinates for Aaron 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Aaron 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Aaron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.70 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.76 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.582 degrees.









 

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