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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 Port, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Port 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 Port:
- 39.395858, -93.113533
- 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 Port
- 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 Chariton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Since Grand Port is near Carroll County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Port
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Port ...
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.
- Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Forest Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Green is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Lewis Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Little Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Mike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Missouri Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Grand Port 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 Grand Port to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grand Port and extending to:
- Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Port to Keytesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Grand Port) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Port 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 Port. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3959, Longitude: -93.1135 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Port have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.881 degrees. |
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