Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harkes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harkes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harkes
- 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 Harkes:
- 39.348369, -92.480736
- 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 Harkes
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Harkes is near Boone County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harkes ...
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.
- Bourbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Punkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
- Randolph Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Sturgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Sturgeon is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <2>
How Far From Harkes to ...
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 Harkes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harkes and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harkes to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harkes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harkes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harkes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3484, Longitude: -92.4807 In this case, the coordinates for Harkes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harkes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.582 degrees. |