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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 Linn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linn 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 Linn:
- 38.478444, -91.844127
- 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 Linn
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Linn is near Callaway County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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 Linn
Communities Also Named Linn ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Linn.
Within Missouri, the name Linn is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Linn [Jefferson County].
- Illinois
- Wabash 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 Illinois community of Linn [Wabash County].
- Iowa
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Linn [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Washington County
- This Linn is located in Washington County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Linn.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Linn is located in Sunflower County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Linn.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Linn is located in Pike County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<3> to the east of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Linn.
- Oklahoma
- Marshall County
- This Linn is located in Marshall County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Linn.
- Oregon
- Linn 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 Oregon community of Linn [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Linn is located in Fayette County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Linn.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Linn is located in Hidalgo County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Linn.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Linn is located in Gilmer County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<3> to the east of the Linn that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Linn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linn ...
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.
- Crook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crook is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
- Frankenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- French Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Judge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Judge is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Lake Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ford is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Loose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Rich Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
How Far From Linn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Linn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Linn and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Linn to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 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 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Linn 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Linn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Linn 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 Linn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4784, Longitude: -91.8441 In this case, the coordinates for Linn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.979 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.46 degrees. |
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