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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harold and the surrounding area.
- 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 Harold:
- 37.377823, -93.515476
- 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 Harold
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Harold is near Polk County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Harold
Communities Also Named Harold ...
We found ten communities that are also named Harold.
Within Missouri, the name Harold is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Harold is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west of the Harold that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Harold.
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Harold is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harold that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Harold.
- Kansas
- Ness County
- This Harold is located in Ness County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harold that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Harold.
- Kentucky
- Crittenden 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 Kentucky community of Harold [Crittenden County].
- Floyd County
- This Harold is located in Floyd County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the east of the Harold that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Harold.
- Michigan
- Otsego 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 Michigan community of Harold [Otsego County].
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- This Harold is located in Polk County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the north of the Harold that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Harold.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Harold.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Harold.
- South Dakota
- Hughes 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 South Dakota community of Harold [Hughes County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harold ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Heady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heady is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heady
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Pearl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Sacville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Harold 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 Harold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harold and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harold to Springfield, with an average speed<5> 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 110 miles [177 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harold) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Harold 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> | 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 Harold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harold 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 Harold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3778, Longitude: -93.5155 In this case, the coordinates for Harold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.201 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.046 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.471 degrees. |
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