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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 Emerson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerson 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 Emerson:
    • 39.889488, -91.697661
    • 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 Emerson
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Emerson is near Lewis County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Emerson

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

We found 29 communities that are also named Emerson.

Within Missouri, the name Emerson is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Emerson is located in Columbia County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Emerson.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Emerson is located in Hillsborough County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Emerson.
      • Suwannee 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 Florida community of Emerson [Suwannee County].
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Emerson is located in Bartow County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Emerson.
      • Brooks County
      • This Emerson is located in Brooks County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Emerson.
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Emerson is located in Whiteside County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Emerson.
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Emerson is located in Mills County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Emerson.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin 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 Kansas community of Emerson [Franklin County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerson [Stafford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • This Emerson is located in Lewis County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Emerson.
    • Manitoba
      • This Emerson lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena 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 Michigan community of Emerson [Alpena County].
      • Chippewa County
      • This Emerson is located in Chippewa County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Emerson.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota County
      • This Emerson is located in Dakota County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Emerson.
      • Dixon 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 Nebraska community of Emerson [Dixon County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Emerson lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Emerson is located in Cayuga County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Emerson.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Emerson is located in Bladen County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Emerson.
      • Columbus County
      • This Emerson is located in Columbus County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Emerson.
    • North Dakota
      • Dunn County
      • This Emerson is located in Dunn County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Emerson.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Emerson is located in Jefferson County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Emerson.
      • Washington County
      • This Emerson is located in Washington County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emerson.
    • Oregon
      • Wasco County
      • This Emerson is located in Wasco County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Emerson.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Emerson is located in Bedford County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Emerson.
    • Texas
      • Pecos 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 Texas community of Emerson [Pecos County].
      • Terrell County
      • This Emerson is located in Terrell County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Emerson.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Emerson is located in Windsor County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Emerson.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Emerson [Albemarle County].
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Emerson is located in Raleigh County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Emerson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerson ...

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.

  • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
  • Dodge City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodge City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Heather
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
  • Little Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Union is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
  • Maywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maywood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Naomi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Naomi is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Slees Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Slees Mills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
  • Smileyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Smileyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville

How Far From Emerson 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 Emerson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerson and extending to:

  • Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emerson to Palmyra, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerson) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Emerson 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 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 Emerson 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 Emerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8895, Longitude: -91.6977       In this case, the coordinates for Emerson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.116 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.08 degrees.