Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Helvey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helvey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Helvey
- 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 Helvey:
- 37.125327, -90.871234
- 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 Helvey
- 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 Reynolds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- Since Helvey is near Carter County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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
Communities Also Named Helvey ...
We found one communities that share the name Helvey.
Within Missouri, the name Helvey is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Helvey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helvey ...
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.
- Alamode ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Chitwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fruit City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Gads Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Grady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - House Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Creek
- House Creek is located in Carter County
- Leeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ruble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Virginia Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Settlement
- Virginia Settlement is located in Wayne County
How Far From Helvey 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 Helvey 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<3> community of Helvey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Helvey and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Reynolds County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Helvey to Centerville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Helvey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helvey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1253, Longitude: -90.8712 In this case, the coordinates for Helvey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Helvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Helvey 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 316.441 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.289 degrees. |