Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hughesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hughesville
- 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 Hughesville:
- 38.836890, -93.295170
- 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 Hughesville
- 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 Pettis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pettis County
- Since Hughesville is near Saline County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Hughesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hughesville.
Within Missouri, the name Hughesville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Hughesville is located in Charles County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hughesville.
- Montana
- Judith Basin County
- This Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hughesville that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Hughesville.
- Meagher 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 Montana community of Hughesville [Meagher County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hughesville that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Hughesville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Hughesville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Hughesville is located in Lycoming County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hughesville that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Hughesville.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Hughesville is located in Loudoun County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Hughesville.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughesville ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Emma is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <4>
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pipertown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Postal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Ridge Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Sweet Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
How Far From Hughesville 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 village such as Hughesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughesville and extending to:
- Sedalia, which is the Seat of Pettis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hughesville to Sedalia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughesville. 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 '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- Hughesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8369, Longitude: -93.2952 In this case, the coordinates for Hughesville 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hughesville 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 Hughesville 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 318.143 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.171 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.084 degrees. |