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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 East Lynne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Lynne 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 East Lynne:
- 38.668208, -94.230697
- 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 East Lynne
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since East Lynne is near Johnson County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 East Lynne
Communities Also Named East Lynne ...
We found two communities that are also named East Lynne.
Within Missouri, the name East Lynne is unique.
Beyond Missouri.
While we haven't found any other communities named East Lynne in either the United States or Canada, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Barbados
- Distance: 2,755 miles [4,433.7 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on East Lynne
- South Africa
- Distance: 9,009 miles [14,498.6 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on East Lynne
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Lynne ...
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.
- Cause Prairie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cause Prairie is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cause Prairie
- Crossroads School
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads School is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads School
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Ore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ore is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rural Home ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Home is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home
- Wyoming ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From East Lynne 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 city such as East Lynne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Lynne and extending to:
- Harrisonville, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from East Lynne to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 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- East Lynne) 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 East Lynne 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 East Lynne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6682, Longitude: -94.2307 In this case, the coordinates for East Lynne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.572 degrees. |
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