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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 Renick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Renick 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 Renick:
- 39.341921, -92.411003
- 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 Renick
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Renick is near Boone County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Renick
Communities Also Named Renick ...
We found three communities that are also named Renick.
Within Missouri, the name Renick is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Renick is located in Clark County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east of the Renick that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Renick.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Renick is located in Ross County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the Renick that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Renick.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier 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 West Virginia community of Renick [Greenbrier County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Renick ...
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.
- Bourbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bourbon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Punkin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Randolph Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Renick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Renick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Renick and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Renick to Huntsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Renick) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Renick 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Renick 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 Renick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3419, Longitude: -92.4110 In this case, the coordinates for Renick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.549 degrees. |
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