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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 Knox City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knox City 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 Knox City:
- 40.144160, -92.010197
- 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 Knox City
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Knox City is near Lewis County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Knox City
Communities Also Named Knox City ...
We found one communities that are also named Knox City.
Within Missouri, the name Knox City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Knox City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Knox County
- This Knox City is located in Knox County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Knox City that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knox City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox City ...
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.
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Deer Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Hedge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Lewistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Novelty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
How Far From Knox City 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 city such as Knox City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knox City and extending to:
- Edina, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Knox City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knox City) 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 Knox City 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 Knox City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1442, Longitude: -92.0102 In this case, the coordinates for Knox City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.336 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.176 degrees. |
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