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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 Hastain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hastain 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 Hastain:
- 38.201972, -93.176310
- 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 Hastain
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Hastain is near Camden County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Hastain
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hastain ...
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.
- Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dell Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
- Edwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knobby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lively
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lively is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Majorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Hastain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hastain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hastain and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hastain to Warsaw, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 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 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hastain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hastain 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 Hastain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2020, Longitude: -93.1763 In this case, the coordinates for Hastain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.153 degrees. |
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