Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hemple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemple and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hemple

• 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 Hemple:
  • 39.725552, -94.561622
  • 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 Hemple

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Hemple is near DeKalb County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Hemple

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemple ...

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.

• Avenue City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
• Faucett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <1>
• Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Helena is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Keystone is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lone Star
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Maple Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Maxey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Maxey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
• Maysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <1>
• Orchid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Orchid is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
• Starfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Starfield is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
• Willow Brook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hemple and extending to:

• Plattsburg, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hemple to Plattsburg, 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'