Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Handy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Handy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Handy
- 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 Handy:
- 36.809222, -91.107074
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Handy
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Handy is near Oregon County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oregon County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Handy ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Handy.
Within Missouri, the name Handy is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Handy is located in Benton County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Handy that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Handy.
- Monroe County
- This Handy is located in Monroe County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east northeast of the Handy that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Handy.
- Kansas
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Handy [Osborne County].
- Phillips County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Handy.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Handy [Alcona County].
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Handy [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Handy.
- Geauga County
- This community is historic and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Handy.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Handy ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Calm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Chicopee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- House Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Creek
- House Creek is located in Carter County
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Low Wassie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Lulu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Ponder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Wilderness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in Oregon County
- Woodside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
How Far From Handy 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 Handy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Handy and extending to:
- Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Handy to Doniphan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Handy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Handy 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Handy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Handy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8092, Longitude: -91.1071 In this case, the coordinates for Handy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Handy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Handy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.089 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.462 degrees. |