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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 Rileysburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rileysburg 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 Rileysburg:
- 39.186705, -92.390179
- 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 Rileysburg
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Rileysburg is near Randolph County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Rileysburg
Communities Also Named Rileysburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Rileysburg.
Within Missouri, the name Rileysburg is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Rileysburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vermillion County
- This Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rileysburg that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Rileysburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rileysburg ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Everett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Punkin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Sturgeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
How Far From Rileysburg to ...
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 Rileysburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rileysburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rileysburg and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rileysburg to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 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 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rileysburg) 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> | 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 Rileysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rileysburg 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 Rileysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1867, Longitude: -92.3902 In this case, the coordinates for Rileysburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.572 degrees. |
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