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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 Alba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alba 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 Alba:
- 37.237155, -94.417611
- 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 Alba
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Alba is near Barton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Alba
Communities Also Named Alba ...
We found nine communities that are also named Alba.
Within Missouri, the name Alba is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Alba is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west of the Alba that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Alba.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Alba is located in Antrim County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alba that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Alba.
- Nova Scotia
- This Alba lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alba that is located in Jasper County.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Alba.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Alba.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Alba [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Alba is located in Bradford County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alba that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Alba.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Alba [Greenville County].
- Texas
- Wood County
- This Alba is located in Wood County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alba that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Alba.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alba ...
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.
- Airport Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Atlas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Carl Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Neck City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Tuckers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From Alba 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 city such as Alba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alba and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Alba to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Alba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Alba 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alba 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 Alba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2372, Longitude: -94.4176 In this case, the coordinates for Alba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.924 degrees. |
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