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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 Nona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nona 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 Nona:
- 38.566163, -90.940418
- 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 Nona
- 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 Saint Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since Nona is near Franklin County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Nona
Communities Also Named Nona ...
We found two communities that are also named Nona.
Within Missouri, the name Nona is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Putnam County
- This Nona is located in Putnam County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Nona that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Nona.
- Texas
- Hardin County
- This Nona is located in Hardin County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nona that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Nona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nona ...
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.
- Clover Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fourmile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Gray Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marthasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peers is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
How Far From Nona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nona and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nona to Saint Charles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Nona) 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> | 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 Nona 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 Nona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5662, Longitude: -90.9404 In this case, the coordinates for Nona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.012 degrees. |
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