Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hensley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hensley
- 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 Hensley:
- 38.243301, -90.870829
- 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 Hensley
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Hensley is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hensley ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hensley.
Within Missouri, the name Hensley is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Hensley is located in Pulaski County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hensley that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hensley.
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hensley [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Hensley is located in Breckinridge County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hensley that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Hensley.
- Clay County
- This Hensley is located in Clay County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east of the Hensley that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hensley.
- North Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensley ...
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.
- George ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grubville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Huff
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lonedell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Monday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Franklin County
- Piney Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
- Piney Park is located in Franklin County
- Plum Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Richwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hensley 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 Hensley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hensley and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hensley to Union, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east (E). 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 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hensley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hensley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hensley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2433, Longitude: -90.8708 In this case, the coordinates for Hensley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hensley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Hensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hensley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.498 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.192 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.051 degrees. |