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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 Blairstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairstown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blairstown:
    • 38.557788, -93.959216
    • 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 Blairstown
  • 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Blairstown is near Johnson County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Blairstown

Communities Also Named Blairstown ...

We found three communities that are also named Blairstown.

Within Missouri, the name Blairstown is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Blairstown is located in Benton County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blairstown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Blairstown.
    • Louisiana
      • East Feliciana Parish
      • This Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blairstown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Blairstown.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Blairstown is located in Warren County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blairstown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blairstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairstown ...

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.

  • Chilhowee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Hartwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Harvey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Huntingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Lucas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lucas is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Post Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Quick City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Rose Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

How Far From Blairstown 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 Blairstown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairstown and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blairstown to Clinton, with an average speed<2> 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blairstown) 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 Blairstown 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 Blairstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5578, Longitude: -93.9592    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.576 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.635 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.461 degrees.