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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 Luray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luray 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 Luray:
- 40.452379, -91.884097
- 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 Luray
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Luray is near Scotland County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Luray
Communities Also Named Luray ...
We found eight communities that are also named Luray.
Within Missouri, the name Luray is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Luray is located in Henry County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Luray.
- Iowa
- Marshall County
- This Luray is located in Marshall County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Luray.
- Kansas
- Russell County
- This Luray is located in Russell County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Luray.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Luray is located in Fayette County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Luray.
- Licking County
- This Luray is located in Licking County and lies 494 miles [795 km] to the east of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Luray.
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- This Luray is located in Hampton County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Luray.
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Luray is located in Henderson County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Luray.
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Luray is located in Page County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east of the Luray that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Luray.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luray ...
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.
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonaparte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Deer Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Eldorado ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Sand Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Luray 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 village such as Luray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Luray and extending to:
- Kahoka, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Luray to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Luray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Luray 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 Luray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4524, Longitude: -91.8841 In this case, the coordinates for Luray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.043 degrees. |
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