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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 Rinehart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rinehart and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rinehart:
    • 37.956148, -94.498564
    • 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 Rinehart
  • 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
    • Since Rinehart is near Bourbon County and also Bates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bates 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 Rinehart

Communities Also Named Rinehart ...

We found two communities that are also named Rinehart.

Within Missouri, the name Rinehart is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Dickinson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Rinehart.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Rinehart is located in Harrison County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rinehart that is located in Vernon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rinehart.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rinehart ...

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.

  • Amos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amos is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthur is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blaine is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Dean Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dean Ford is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
  • Eve
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eve is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
  • Katy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Panama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Richards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Richards is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

How Far From Rinehart 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 Rinehart to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rinehart and extending to:

  • Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rinehart to Nevada, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rinehart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rinehart) 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 Rinehart 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 Rinehart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9561, Longitude: -94.4986       In this case, the coordinates for Rinehart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.935 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.835 degrees.