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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 Mabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mabel 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 Mabel:
- 39.821496, -94.199679
- 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 Mabel
- 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
- Since Mabel is near DeKalb County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Mabel
Communities Also Named Mabel ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Mabel.
Within Missouri, the name Mabel is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mabel [Jefferson County].
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mabel [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Sumter County
- This Mabel is located in Sumter County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Mabel.
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This Mabel is located in Edgar County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<3> to the east of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Mabel.
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mabel [Kingman County].
- Seward County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Seward County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Mabel.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- This Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Mabel.
- Minnesota
- Fillmore County
- This Mabel is located in Fillmore County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Mabel.
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Mabel.
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This Mabel is located in Watauga County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Mabel.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Mabel [Lane County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Mabel [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Mabel is located in Schuylkill County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<3> to the east of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Mabel.
- Quebec
- This Mabel lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mabel that is located in Daviess County.
- South Dakota
- Hutchinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Mabel [Hutchinson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mabel ...
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.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Civil Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Fairport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kidder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Prairie Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Shoal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal
How Far From Mabel 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 community such as Mabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mabel and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mabel to Gallatin, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mabel 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. |
| <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 Mabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mabel) 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 Mabel 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 Mabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8215, Longitude: -94.1997 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.07 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.331 degrees. |
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