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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 Lead Branch Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lead Branch Junction 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 Lead Branch Junction:
- 37.903655, -91.375701
- 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 Lead Branch Junction
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Lead Branch Junction is near Dent County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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 Lead Branch Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lead Branch Junction ...
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.
- Birds Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birds Nest is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Fox Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Patsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patsy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsy
- Steelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thousand Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thousand Oaks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
How Far From Lead Branch Junction 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 community such as Lead Branch Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lead Branch Junction and extending to:
- Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Lead Branch Junction to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lead Branch Junction) 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 Lead Branch Junction 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 Lead Branch Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9037, Longitude: -91.3757 In this case, the coordinates for Lead Branch Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.36 degrees. |
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