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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 Hord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hord 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 Hord:
- 38.652819, -91.961292
- 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 Hord
- 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 Callaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Since Hord is near Osage County and also Cole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole 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 Hord
Communities Also Named Hord ...
We found two communities that are also named Hord.
Within Missouri, the name Hord is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clay County
- This Hord is located in Clay County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hord that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hord.
- Nebraska
- Merrick County
- This Hord is located in Merrick County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hord that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Hord.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hord ...
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.
- Deer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Effie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Frankenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- French Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Hams Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Loose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pitcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pitcher is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
How Far From Hord 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 Hord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hord once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hord and extending to:
- Fulton, which is the Seat of Callaway County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hord to Fulton, with an average speed<4> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 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 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Hord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hord 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 Hord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6528, Longitude: -91.9613 In this case, the coordinates for Hord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.102 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.479 degrees. |
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