Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hahatonka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hahatonka and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hahatonka

• 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 Hahatonka:
  • 37.973091, -92.769073
  • 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 Hahatonka

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Hahatonka is near Laclede County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Hahatonka

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hahatonka ...

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.

• Case
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Case is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
• Grace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grace is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Green Gables ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Gables is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Hugo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hugo is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
• Ira
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ira is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Miller Ford ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Roach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <1>
• Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
• Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford

How Far From Hahatonka to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hahatonka to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hahatonka and extending to:

• Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hahatonka to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full 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 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'