Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hiram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiram and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hiram
- 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 Hiram:
- 37.178941, -90.314833
- 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 Hiram
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Hiram is near Bollinger County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Hiram ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hiram.
Within Missouri, the name Hiram is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Hiram is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south of the Hiram that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Hiram.
- Wilkinson County
- This Hiram is located in Wilkinson County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the south of the Hiram that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Hiram.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiram ...
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.
- Bounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Head Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Holliday Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Landing
- Holliday Landing is located in Wayne County
- Lost Creek Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Landing
- Lost Creek Landing is located in Wayne County
- Missionary Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missionary Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary Acres
- Missionary Acres is located in Wayne County
- Shook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Hiram 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 Hiram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hiram and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hiram to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hiram. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or 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- Hiram) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hiram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1789, Longitude: -90.3148 In this case, the coordinates for Hiram 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 Hiram 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hiram 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 316.082 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.024 degrees. |