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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 Hitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hitt 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 Hitt:
- 40.563641, -92.255739
- 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 Hitt
- 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- Since Hitt is near Davis County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Hitt
Communities Also Named Hitt ...
We found three communities that are also named Hitt.
Within Missouri, the name Hitt is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Hitt is located in Carroll County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hitt that is located in Scotland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hitt.
- La Salle County
- This Hitt is located in La Salle County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hitt that is located in Scotland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Hitt.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This Hitt is located in Dallam County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hitt that is located in Scotland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Hitt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hitt ...
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.
- Bible Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Coatsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dunnville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Hazelville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Julesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Mark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Queen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Sand Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Hitt 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 Hitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hitt and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hitt to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hitt 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 Hitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5636, Longitude: -92.2557 In this case, the coordinates for Hitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.517 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.202 degrees. |
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