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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 Gaines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaines 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 Gaines:
- 38.287246, -93.661599
- 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 Gaines
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Gaines is near Saint Clair County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Gaines
Communities Also Named Gaines ...
We found eight communities that are also named Gaines.
Within Missouri, the name Gaines is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Gaines is located in Genesee County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gaines that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Gaines.
- Kent 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 Gaines [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Leflore 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 Mississippi community of Gaines [Leflore County].
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Gaines is located in Orleans County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gaines that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Gaines.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Gaines is located in Tioga County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gaines that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Gaines.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Gaines [Edgefield County].
- Greenwood 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 South Carolina community of Gaines [Greenwood County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Gaines is located in Upshur County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gaines that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gaines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaines ...
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.
- Alberta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Chloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Coal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal
- Deepwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Hortense
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortense is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Racket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sparrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrow is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Tightwad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
How Far From Gaines 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 Gaines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaines and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Gaines to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 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 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaines) 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 Gaines 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 Gaines 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 Gaines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2872, Longitude: -93.6616 In this case, the coordinates for Gaines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.347 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.369 degrees. |
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