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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 Pink Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pink Hill 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 Pink Hill:
- 39.050284, -94.197169
- 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 Pink Hill
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Pink Hill is near Lafayette County and also Ray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ray 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 Pink Hill
Communities Also Named Pink Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Pink Hill.
Within Missouri, the name Pink Hill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pink Hill that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Pink Hill.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- Although located in Grayson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Pink Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pink Hill ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cobbler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbler
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Grain Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hicks City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lone Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Six-Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Six-Mile is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Mile
- Unity Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
How Far From Pink Hill 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 Pink Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pink Hill and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pink Hill to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pink Hill) 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 Pink Hill 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 Pink Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0503, Longitude: -94.1972 In this case, the coordinates for Pink Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.482 degrees. |
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