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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 Bourbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bourbon 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 Bourbon:
- 39.238929, -92.314622
- 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 Bourbon
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Bourbon is near Randolph County and also Audrain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain 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 Bourbon
Communities Also Named Bourbon ...
We found six communities that are also named Bourbon.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Bourbon.
Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Crawford County
- This Bourbon is located in Crawford County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Bourbon.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Bourbon is located in Douglas County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bourbon.
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Bourbon is located in Marshall County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bourbon.
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Bourbon is located in Pulaski County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Bourbon.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Bourbon is located in Washington County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bourbon.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Bourbon is located in Sherman County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Bourbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourbon ...
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.
- Clark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Minnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Points ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Punkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Sturgeon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tulip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
How Far From Bourbon 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 Bourbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bourbon and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bourbon to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bourbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2389, Longitude: -92.3146 In this case, the coordinates for Bourbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.524 degrees. |
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