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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 Helton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helton 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 Helton:
- 39.774249, -91.421069
- 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 Helton
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Helton is near Pike County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Helton
Communities Also Named Helton ...
We found four communities that are also named Helton.
Within Missouri, the name Helton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- This Helton is located in Leslie County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Helton that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Helton.
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Helton is located in Ashe County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Helton that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Helton.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This Helton is located in DeKalb County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Helton that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Helton.
- Grainger County
- This Helton is located in Grainger County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east southeast of the Helton that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Helton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helton ...
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.
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Cave City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Dodge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Hannibal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mark is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Shepherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Bear is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear
How Far From Helton 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 Helton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Helton and extending to:
- Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Helton 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Helton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Helton 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 Helton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7742, Longitude: -91.4211 In this case, the coordinates for Helton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.926 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.971 degrees. |
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