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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 Jeffriesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeffriesburg 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 Jeffriesburg:
- 38.440325, -91.088062
- 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 Jeffriesburg
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeffriesburg ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Fourmile Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Greenstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Noser Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noser Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
- Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
- Peters Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
- Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
How Far From Jeffriesburg 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 Jeffriesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Jeffriesburg and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jeffriesburg to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jeffriesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/ The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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- Jeffriesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jeffriesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4403, Longitude: -91.0881 |
<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 Jeffriesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.65 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.394 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.11 degrees. |
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