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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 Mendon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mendon 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 Mendon:
- 39.590570, -93.133831
- 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 Mendon
- 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 Chariton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Since Mendon is near Carroll County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Mendon
Communities Also Named Mendon ...
We found eight communities that are also named Mendon.
Within Missouri, the name Mendon is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Mendon is located in Adams County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mendon.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Mendon is located in Worcester County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Mendon.
- Michigan
- Saint Joseph County
- This Mendon is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Mendon.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Mendon is located in Monroe County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mendon.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Mendon is located in Mercer County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mendon.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Mendon is located in Westmoreland County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mendon.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Mendon is located in Cache County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Mendon.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Mendon is located in Rutland County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendon that is located in Chariton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Mendon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mendon ...
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.
- Forker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Grand Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Indian Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Little Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Mike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Missouri Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
How Far From Mendon 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 city such as Mendon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mendon and extending to:
- Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mendon to Keytesville, with an average speed<2> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mendon 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 Mendon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5906, Longitude: -93.1338 In this case, the coordinates for Mendon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.073 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.85 degrees. |
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