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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 La Due, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Due 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 La Due:
- 38.312523, -93.877669
- 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 La Due
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since La Due is near Saint Clair County and also Bates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates 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 La Due
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Due ...
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.
- Alberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Chloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Deepwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Huntingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntingdale is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Ohio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Piper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Sparrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sparrow is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
How Far From La Due to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as La Due to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Due and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from La Due to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Due) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 La Due 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 La Due. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3125, Longitude: -93.8777 In this case, the coordinates for La Due have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.506 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.469 degrees. |
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