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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Darien
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Shannon County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Darien ...
We found six communities that share the name Darien.
Within Missouri, the name Darien is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- New York
- Wisconsin
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
- Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
- Deep Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Fawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Halcyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Maples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Smoky Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Turtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Darien to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darien. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.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). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Darien to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.599 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.541 degrees. |