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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 Curzon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curzon 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 Curzon:
- 39.939441, -95.153031
- 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 Curzon
- 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 Holt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Since Curzon is near Doniphan County and also Andrew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew 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 Curzon
Communities Also Named Curzon ...
We found one communities that are also named Curzon.
Within Missouri, the name Curzon is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Curzon in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Curzon lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Curzon that is located in Holt County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curzon ...
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.
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Fanning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Forest City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Severance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sparks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
How Far From Curzon 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 Curzon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curzon and extending to:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Holt County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Curzon to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Curzon) 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 Curzon 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 Curzon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9394, Longitude: -95.1530 In this case, the coordinates for Curzon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.851 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.785 degrees. |
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