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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 Holstein, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holstein 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 Holstein:
- 38.655327, -91.171262
- 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 Holstein
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Holstein is near Franklin County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Holstein
Communities Also Named Holstein ...
We found four communities that are also named Holstein.
Within Missouri, the name Holstein is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Ida County
- This Holstein is located in Ida County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holstein that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ida County community of Holstein.
- Michigan
- Oceana 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 Michigan community of Holstein [Oceana County].
- Nebraska
- Adams County
- This Holstein is located in Adams County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holstein that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Holstein.
- Ontario
- This Holstein lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holstein that is located in Warren County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holstein ...
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.
- Clover Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Marthasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peers is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Village of Three Creeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
How Far From Holstein to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holstein to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holstein and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holstein to Warrenton, with an average speed<4> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holstein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holstein 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Holstein 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 Holstein. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6553, Longitude: -91.1713 In this case, the coordinates for Holstein have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.498 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.102 degrees. |
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