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40.341118, -93.744947
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We found nine communities that are also named Dinsmore.
Within Missouri, the name Dinsmore is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Newton County
This Dinsmore is located in Newton County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Dinsmore.
California
Humboldt County
This Dinsmore is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the west of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Dinsmore.
Colorado
Pueblo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Dinsmore [Pueblo County].
Florida
Duval County
This Dinsmore is located in Duval County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Dinsmore.
Georgia
Fulton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dinsmore [Fulton County].
Mississippi
Noxubee County
This Dinsmore is located in Noxubee County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Dinsmore.
Pennsylvania
Washington County
This Dinsmore is located in Washington County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dinsmore.
Saskatchewan
This Dinsmore lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
Texas
Wharton County
This Dinsmore is located in Wharton County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the south of the Dinsmore that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Dinsmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dinsmore ...
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.
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 Dinsmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dinsmore and extending to:
Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dinsmore to Princeton, 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 147 miles [236.6 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 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Dinsmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dinsmore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dinsmore 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 Dinsmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3411, Longitude: -93.7449 In this case, the coordinates for Dinsmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.524 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.807 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.996 degrees.