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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 Lebo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lebo 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 Lebo:
    • 36.519979, -91.908160
    • 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 Lebo
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lebo ...

We found three communities that share the name Lebo.

Within Missouri, the name Lebo is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • This Lebo is located in Coffey County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lebo that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Lebo.
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • This Lebo is located in Meagher County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lebo that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Lebo.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lebo [Perry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lebo ...

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.

  • China
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Howell County
  • Cornertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
    • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Egypt Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Grove
    • Egypt Grove is located in Howell County
  • Flint Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
    • Flint Springs is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Fruitville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
    • Fruitville is located in Howell County
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Howell County
  • Homeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Homeland is located in Howell County
  • Moody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Howell County
  • Shady Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Fulton County (AR)

How Far From Lebo 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 Lebo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lebo and extending to:

  • West Plains, which is the Seat of Howell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lebo to West Plains, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lebo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lebo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lebo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5200, Longitude: -91.9082       In this case, the coordinates for Lebo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lebo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Lebo 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 317.079 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.885 degrees.









 

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