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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 Grand Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Pass 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 Grand Pass:
- 39.204619, -93.442801
- 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 Grand Pass
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Grand Pass is near Lafayette County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Grand Pass
Communities Also Named Grand Pass ...
We found one communities that are also named Grand Pass.
Within Missouri, the name Grand Pass is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Grand Pass in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Greene County
- This Grand Pass is located in Greene County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east of the Grand Pass that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Grand Pass.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Pass ...
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.
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Osage Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Malta Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miles Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Sugartree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugartree is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
How Far From Grand Pass 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 village such as Grand Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Pass and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Pass to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand Pass) 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 Grand Pass 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 Grand Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2046, Longitude: -93.4428 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.082 degrees. |
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