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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 Japan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Japan 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 Japan:
- 38.239265, -91.304040
- 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 Japan
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Japan is near Crawford County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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 Japan
Communities Also Named Japan ...
We found one communities that are also named Japan.
Within Missouri, the name Japan is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Japan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Japan is located in Luzerne County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Japan that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Japan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Japan ...
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.
- Bourbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Champion City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Gerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenstreet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Noser Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peters Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Strain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tea is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Twin Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Japan 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 Japan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Japan and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Japan to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 770 miles [1,239.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Japan) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Japan 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 Japan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2393, Longitude: -91.3040 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.255 degrees. |
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