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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 Nassau Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nassau Junction 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 Nassau Junction:
- 37.820317, -94.321893
- 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 Nassau Junction
- 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- Since Nassau Junction is near Cedar County and also Barton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barton 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 Nassau Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nassau Junction ...
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.
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Dean Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Ford is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
- Eve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- Katy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Moundville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Temple ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
How Far From Nassau Junction 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 Nassau Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nassau Junction and extending to:
- Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Nassau Junction to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nassau Junction) 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 Nassau Junction 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 Nassau Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8203, Longitude: -94.3219 In this case, the coordinates for Nassau Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.774 degrees. |
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