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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 Gila, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gila 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 Gila:
- 37.431040, -91.310702
- 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 Gila
- 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Since Gila is near Shannon County and also Reynolds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Reynolds 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 Gila
Communities Also Named Gila ...
We found two communities that are also named Gila.
Within Missouri, the name Gila is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This Gila is located in Jasper County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gila that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Gila.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This Gila is located in Grant County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gila that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Gila.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gila ...
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.
- Bee Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bunker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Camp is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Camp
- Falk Mill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falk Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk Mill
- Fawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
- Halcyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halcyon is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Rat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rat is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rat
- Round Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone Hill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Timber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timber is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber
- Turtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
How Far From Gila 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 Gila to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gila and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gila to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 780 miles [1,255.3 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 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 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- Gila) 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 Gila 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 Gila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4310, Longitude: -91.3107 In this case, the coordinates for Gila have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.429 degrees. |
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