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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 Racine:
36.896177, -94.527444
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.
We found ten communities that are also named Racine.
Within Missouri, the name Racine is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Buena Vista County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Racine [Buena Vista County].
Hardin County
This Racine is located in Hardin County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the north of the Racine that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Racine.
Kansas
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Racine [Jackson County].
Minnesota
Mower County
This Racine is located in Mower County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Racine that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Racine.
Ohio
Meigs County
This Racine is located in Meigs County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Racine that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Racine.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Racine [Beaver County].
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Racine [Washington County].
Quebec
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Racine.
West Virginia
Boone County
This Racine is located in Boone County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the east of the Racine that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Racine.
Wisconsin
Racine County
This Racine is located in Racine County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Racine that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Racine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Racine ...
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.
Blendville ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Racine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Racine and extending to:
Neosho, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Racine to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Racine could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
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- Racine) 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 Racine 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 Racine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8962, Longitude: -94.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Racine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.844 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.729 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.035 degrees.