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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 Rush Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rush Hill 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 Rush Hill:
- 39.210667, -91.724858
- 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 Rush Hill
- 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 Audrain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Since Rush Hill is near Ralls County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls 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 Rush Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush Hill ...
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.
- Bachelor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buzzards Roost
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Champ
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Gazette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
- Greenlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shamrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Skinner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Skinner is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
How Far From Rush Hill 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 village such as Rush Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rush Hill and extending to:
- Mexico, which is the Seat of Audrain County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rush Hill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rush Hill) 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 Rush Hill 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 Rush Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2107, Longitude: -91.7249 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.245 degrees. |
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