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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 Civil Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Civil Bend 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 Civil Bend:
- 39.997226, -94.100228
- 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 Civil Bend
- 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
- Since Civil Bend is near DeKalb County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Civil Bend
Communities Also Named Civil Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named Civil Bend.
Within Missouri, the name Civil Bend is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Civil Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Civil Bend [Douglas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Civil Bend ...
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.
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Blake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blake is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Cypress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Fairport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Kidder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Civil Bend 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 Civil Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Civil Bend and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Civil Bend to Gallatin, with an average speed<4> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 911 miles [1,466.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Civil Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Civil Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Civil Bend 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 Civil Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9972, Longitude: -94.1002 In this case, the coordinates for Civil Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.245 degrees. |
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