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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 Adonis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adonis 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 Adonis:
- 37.796425, -93.363253
- 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 Adonis
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Adonis is near Hickory County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Adonis
Communities Also Named Adonis ...
We found two communities that are also named Adonis.
Within Missouri, the name Adonis is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Adonis in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adonis, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- This Adonis is located in Tyler County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Adonis that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Adonis.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Lebanon
- Distance: 6,489 miles [10,443 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adonis
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adonis ...
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.
- Carsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carsons Corner is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsons Corner
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Goodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Humansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mohawk Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Corner
- Nemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Polk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Sentinel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Violet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Adonis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Adonis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adonis and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adonis to Bolivar, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Adonis) 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 Adonis 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 Adonis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7964, Longitude: -93.3633 In this case, the coordinates for Adonis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.127 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.32 degrees. |
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