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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 Joanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joanna 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 Joanna:
- 39.540875, -91.669326
- 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 Joanna
- 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 Ralls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls County
- Since Joanna is near Monroe County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Joanna
Communities Also Named Joanna ...
We found two communities that are also named Joanna.
Within Missouri, the name Joanna is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Joanna is located in Berks County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east of the Joanna that is located in Ralls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Joanna.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Joanna is located in Laurens County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Joanna that is located in Ralls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Joanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joanna ...
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.
- Buzzards Roost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clapper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hatch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Indian Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Stoutsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Joanna 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 Joanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joanna and extending to:
- New London, which is the Seat of Ralls County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Joanna to New London, with an average speed<3> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joanna) 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 Joanna 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 Joanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5409, Longitude: -91.6693 In this case, the coordinates for Joanna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.145 degrees. |
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