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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 Pom-o-sa Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pom-o-sa Heights 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 Pom-o-sa Heights:
- 38.174472, -93.396037
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pom-o-sa Heights
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pom-o-sa Heights ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Benton County
- Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Benton County
- Dell Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
- Dell Junction is located in Benton County
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Saint Clair County
- Macks Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
- Macks Camp is located in Benton County
- Majorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Opportunity Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
- Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
- Racket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
- Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
- Wisdom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom
- Wisdom is located in Benton County
How Far From Pom-o-sa Heights 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 Pom-o-sa Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pom-o-sa Heights and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pom-o-sa Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Pom-o-sa Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pom-o-sa Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1745, Longitude: -93.3960 In this case, the coordinates for Pom-o-sa Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pom-o-sa Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.263 degrees. |
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