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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 Darien, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darien 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 Darien:
- 37.520410, -91.591479
- 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 Darien
- 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Since Darien is near Shannon County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas 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 Darien
Communities Also Named Darien ...
We found six communities that are also named Darien.
Within Missouri, the name Darien is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Darien is located in Fairfield County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Darien that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Darien.
- Georgia
- McIntosh County
- This Darien is located in McIntosh County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Darien that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Darien.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Darien is located in DuPage County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Darien that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Darien.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cowley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Darien.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Darien is located in Genesee County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Darien that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Darien.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Darien is located in Walworth County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Darien that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Darien.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darien ...
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.
- Cedargrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
- Deep Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deep Ford is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
- Fawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fawn is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
- Halcyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Halcyon is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Maples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maples is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Smoky Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Turtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
How Far From Darien 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 Darien to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darien and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Darien to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darien) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Darien, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Darien 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 Darien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5204, Longitude: -91.5915 In this case, the coordinates for Darien have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.541 degrees. |
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