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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 Eton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eton 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 Eton:
- 39.170837, -94.347449
- 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 Eton
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Eton is near Clay County and also Ray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ray 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 Eton
Communities Also Named Eton ...
We found two communities that are also named Eton.
Within Missouri, the name Eton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Murray County
- This Eton is located in Murray County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Eton.
- Ontario
- This Eton lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eton that is located in Jackson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eton ...
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.
- Cement City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Cobbler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cobbler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbler
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Six-Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Six-Mile is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Mile
- Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Eton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eton and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Eton 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 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 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 from Point A (ie- Eton) 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 Eton 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 Eton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1708, Longitude: -94.3474 In this case, the coordinates for Eton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.533 degrees. |
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