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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 Dickens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickens 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 Dickens:
- 36.727560, -93.047400
- 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 Dickens
- 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Dickens is near Christian County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Dickens
Communities Also Named Dickens ...
We found four communities that are also named Dickens.
Within Missouri, the name Dickens is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Clay County
- This Dickens is located in Clay County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dickens that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Dickens.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Dickens is located in Allegany County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dickens that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Dickens.
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This Dickens is located in Lincoln County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dickens that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Dickens.
- Texas
- Dickens County
- This Dickens is located in Dickens County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dickens that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickens County community of Dickens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickens ...
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.
- Bull Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Edgewater Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Hercules
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hercules is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Kirbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kissee Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Beach is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Mildred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Powersite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Rockaway Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Walnut Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
How Far From Dickens 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 Dickens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickens and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dickens to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 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- Dickens) 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 Dickens 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 Dickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7276, Longitude: -93.0474 In this case, the coordinates for Dickens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.843 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.371 degrees. |
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