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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 Narrows Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narrows Creek 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 Narrows Creek:
- 39.664757, -92.419628
- 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 Narrows Creek
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Narrows Creek is near Randolph County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Narrows Creek
Communities Also Named Narrows Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Narrows Creek.
Within Missouri, the name Narrows Creek is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Narrows Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows Creek that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Narrows Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows Creek ...
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.
- Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kellogg is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Longville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Snow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snow is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Narrows Creek 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 Narrows Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Narrows Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Narrows Creek and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Narrows Creek to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Narrows Creek) 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> | 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 Narrows Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Narrows Creek 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 Narrows Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6648, Longitude: -92.4196 In this case, the coordinates for Narrows Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.645 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.483 degrees. |
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