Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lenox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lenox
- 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 Lenox:
- 37.653098, -91.761264
- 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 Lenox
- 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Since Lenox is near Phelps County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- eBird sighting report for Texas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lenox ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Lenox.
Within Missouri, the name Lenox is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Lenox is located in Dyer County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lenox that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Lenox.
- Shelby County
- This Lenox is located in Shelby County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southeast of the Lenox that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lenox.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Lenox is located in Norfolk City and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lenox that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lenox.
- Suffolk City
- This Lenox is located in Suffolk City and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east of the Lenox that is located in Dent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lenox.
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 Virginia community of Lenox [Virginia Beach City].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenox ...
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.
- Blooming Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Deep Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Kinderpost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderpost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
- Kinderpost is located in Texas County
- Lake Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Licking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
- Maples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Smoky Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Yancy Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
How Far From Lenox 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 Lenox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lenox and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lenox to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 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 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lenox. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lenox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6531, Longitude: -91.7613 In this case, the coordinates for Lenox 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lenox 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lenox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.754 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.593 degrees. |