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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 Rea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rea 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 Rea:
- 40.061734, -94.765087
- 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 Rea
- 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- Since Rea is near Nodaway County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Rea
Communities Also Named Rea ...
We found six communities that are also named Rea.
Within Missouri, the name Rea is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Fremont County
- This Rea is located in Fremont County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rea that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Rea.
- Iowa
- Pocahontas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Rea [Pocahontas County].
- Manitoba
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Rea.
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- This Rea is located in Monroe County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rea that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Rea.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Rea.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Rea is located in Washington County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rea that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rea.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rea ...
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Conception
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Island City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- King City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Corner is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Corner
- Monastery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monastery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastery
- Pumpkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Union Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rea 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 city such as Rea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rea and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rea to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 946 miles [1,522.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rea 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rea 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 Rea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0617, Longitude: -94.7651 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.212 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.565 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.566 degrees. |
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