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37.528377, -92.929624
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We found four communities that are also named Handley.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Handley.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Vernon County
This Handley is located in Vernon County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Handley that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Handley.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Randolph County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Handley [Randolph County].
Texas
Tarrant County
This Handley is located in Tarrant County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Handley that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Handley.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Handley is located in Kanawha County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east of the Handley that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Handley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Handley ...
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.
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 Handley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Handley and extending to:
Buffalo, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Handley to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Handley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Handley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Handley 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 Handley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5284, Longitude: -92.9296 In this case, the coordinates for Handley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.82 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.625 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.166 degrees.