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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 Altona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altona 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 Altona:
- 38.399741, -94.234946
- 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 Altona
- 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
- Since Altona is near Cass County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Altona
Communities Also Named Altona ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Altona.
Within Missouri, the name Altona is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Altona lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Altona [Boulder County].
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Altona is located in Knox County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Altona.
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Altona is located in DeKalb County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Altona.
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Altona is located in Marshall County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Altona.
- Manitoba
- This Altona lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- Michigan
- Mecosta County
- This Altona is located in Mecosta County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Altona.
- Nebraska
- Wayne County
- This Altona is located in Wayne County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Altona.
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Altona is located in Clinton County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Altona.
- Oklahoma
- Kingfisher County
- This Altona is located in Kingfisher County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Altona.
- Ontario
- This Altona lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altona that is located in Bates County.
- Wyoming
- Big Horn 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 Wyoming community of Altona [Big Horn County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altona ...
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.
- Aaron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aaron is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent Hill is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hill
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Piper is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Spruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
How Far From Altona 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 Altona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altona and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Altona to Butler, with an average speed<5> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Altona) 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 Altona, 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 Altona 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 Altona 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 Altona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3997, Longitude: -94.2349 In this case, the coordinates for Altona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.753 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.819 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.625 degrees. |
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