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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 Aud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aud 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 Aud:
- 38.580321, -91.720727
- 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 Aud
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Aud is near Gasconade County and also Callaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway 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 Aud
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aud ...
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.
- Brown Shanty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brown Shanty is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Shanty
- Crook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crook is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
- Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Frankenstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Heilburn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heilburn is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilburn
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Mint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
How Far From Aud to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aud and extending to:
- Linn, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aud to Linn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Aud 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 Aud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5803, Longitude: -91.7207 In this case, the coordinates for Aud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.076 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.38 degrees. |
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