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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 Lusk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lusk 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 Lusk:
- 37.032272, -89.381745
- 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 Lusk
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Lusk is near Mississippi County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Lusk
Communities Also Named Lusk ...
We found nine communities that are also named Lusk.
Within Missouri, the name Lusk is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Lusk is located in Choctaw County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Lusk.
- Illinois
- Pope County
- This Lusk is located in Pope County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Lusk.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lusk.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lusk [Westmoreland County].
- Quebec
- This Lusk lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Lusk is located in Bledsoe County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Lusk.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lusk [McLennan County].
- Throckmorton County
- This Lusk is located in Throckmorton County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Throckmorton County community of Lusk.
- Wyoming
- Niobrara County
- This Lusk is located in Niobrara County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lusk that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niobrara County community of Lusk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lusk ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cache
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fayville is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Never Spur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Never Spur is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Never Spur
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poor Farm ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Farm is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
- Price Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Price Landing is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
- Tankville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tankville is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tankville
- Texas Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Texas Bend is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lusk to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lusk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lusk and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lusk to Benton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lusk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Lusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lusk 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. |
| <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 Lusk 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 Lusk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0323, Longitude: -89.3817 In this case, the coordinates for Lusk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.473 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.846 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.633 degrees. |
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