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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 Mount Zion Community, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Zion Community 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 Mount Zion Community:
- 39.743379, -91.452930
- 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 Mount Zion Community
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Mount Zion Community is near Ralls County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Mount Zion Community
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Zion Community ...
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.
- Aladdin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Cave City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Dodge City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hannibal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Monkey Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monkey Run is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Shepherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Slees Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slees Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
- White Bear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Bear is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear
How Far From Mount Zion Community 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 community such as Mount Zion Community to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Zion Community and extending to:
- Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Zion Community to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mount Zion Community) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mount Zion Community 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 Mount Zion Community. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7434, Longitude: -91.4529 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Zion Community have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.994 degrees. |
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