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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 Effingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Effingham 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 Effingham:
- 40.204720, -94.263844
- 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 Effingham
- 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 Gentry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry County
- Since Effingham is near Harrison County and also Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess 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 Effingham
Communities Also Named Effingham ...
We found five communities that are also named Effingham.
Within Missouri, the name Effingham is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- This Effingham is located in Effingham County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Effingham that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Effingham.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Effingham is located in Atchison County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Effingham that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Effingham.
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Effingham is located in Carroll County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Effingham that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Effingham.
- Ontario
- This Effingham lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Effingham that is located in Gentry County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Effingham is located in Florence County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Effingham that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Effingham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Effingham ...
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.
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pinhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Pleasant Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Effingham 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 Effingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Effingham and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Gentry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Effingham 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 920 miles [1,480.6 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 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Effingham) 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 Effingham 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 Effingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2047, Longitude: -94.2638 In this case, the coordinates for Effingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.285 degrees. |
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