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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 Hedrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hedrick 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 Hedrick:
    • 37.631988, -91.666262
    • 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 Hedrick
  • 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
    • Since Hedrick is near Texas County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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 Hedrick

Communities Also Named Hedrick ...

We found three communities that are also named Hedrick.

Within Missouri, the name Hedrick is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hedrick [White County].
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Hedrick is located in Warren County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hedrick that is located in Dent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hedrick.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Hedrick is located in Keokuk County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the north of the Hedrick that is located in Dent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Hedrick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hedrick ...

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.

  • Deep Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
  • Dent Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dent Ford is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Ford
  • Fawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fawn is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
  • Jack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Joy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Lake Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Maples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Ranger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranger is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Smoky Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow

How Far From Hedrick 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 Hedrick to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hedrick once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hedrick and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies just to the East.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hedrick to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hedrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hedrick) 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 Hedrick 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 Hedrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6320, Longitude: -91.6663       In this case, the coordinates for Hedrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.99 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.553 degrees.