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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Grandin:
36.830809, -90.821989
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.
We found four communities that are also named Grandin.
Within Missouri, the name Grandin is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Putnam County
This Grandin is located in Putnam County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grandin that is located in Carter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Grandin.
New Jersey
Hunterdon County
This Grandin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grandin that is located in Carter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Grandin.
North Carolina
Caldwell County
This Grandin is located in Caldwell County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east of the Grandin that is located in Carter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Grandin.
North Dakota
Cass County
This Grandin is located in Cass County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grandin that is located in Carter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Grandin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandin ...
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.
Barren ‑ Historic (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 city such as Grandin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandin and extending to:
Van Buren, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grandin to Van Buren, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grandin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Grandin 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 Grandin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8308, Longitude: -90.8220 In this case, the coordinates for Grandin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.392 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.879 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.328 degrees.