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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 Altenburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altenburg 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 Altenburg:
- 37.630427, -89.584691
- 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 Altenburg
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Altenburg is near Jackson County and also Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Altenburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altenburg ...
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.
- Apple Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Grand Tower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seventysix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Starland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starland is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
- Union Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Point is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Altenburg 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 Altenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Altenburg and extending to:
- Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Altenburg to Perryville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 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 '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- Altenburg) 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 Altenburg 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 Altenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6304, Longitude: -89.5847 In this case, the coordinates for Altenburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.11 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.591 degrees. |
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