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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 High Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Gate 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 High Gate:
- 38.157822, -91.674882
- 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 High Gate
- 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 Maries County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maries County
- Since High Gate is near Gasconade County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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 High Gate
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Gate ...
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.
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flag Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Jake Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- James Brothers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- James Brothers is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
- Lanes Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Paydown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Paydown Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown Ford is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown Ford
- Redbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Safe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
How Far From High Gate 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 High Gate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in High Gate and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Maries County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from High Gate to Vienna, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- High Gate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 High Gate 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 High Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1578, Longitude: -91.6749 In this case, the coordinates for High Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.024 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.448 degrees. |
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