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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 Hemenway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemenway and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hemenway:
    • 36.548392, -90.651783
    • 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 Hemenway
  • 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
    • Since Hemenway is near Clay County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Hemenway

Communities Also Named Hemenway ...

We found one communities that are also named Hemenway.

Within Missouri, the name Hemenway is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Hemenway in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Hemenway is located in Warrick County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hemenway that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Hemenway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemenway ...

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.

  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Current View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
  • Fairdealing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Flatwoods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flatwoods is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Hill Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Top is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Martinsburg ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Parks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Success
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Success is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Torch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Torch is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
  • Twin Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hemenway and extending to:

  • Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hemenway to Doniphan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hemenway) 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 Hemenway 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 Hemenway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5484, Longitude: -90.6518       In this case, the coordinates for Hemenway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.265 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.694 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.308 degrees.