Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rushville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rushville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rushville
- 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 Rushville:
- 39.587766, -95.022726
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rushville
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Rushville is near Doniphan County and also Atchison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- eBird sighting report for Atchison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rushville ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rushville.
Within Missouri, the name Rushville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Atchison 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 Kansas community of Rushville [Atchison County].
- Ford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rushville [Ford County].
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Rushville is located in Fairfield County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east of the Rushville that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Rushville.
- Meigs County
- This Rushville is located in Meigs County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east of the Rushville that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Rushville.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rushville ...
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.
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Dearborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Faucett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <4>
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Kickapoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Maxey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mock Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Corner
- Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County
- Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Sugar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County
- Willow Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
How Far From Rushville 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 town such as Rushville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rushville and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rushville to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rushville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rushville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rushville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5878, Longitude: -95.0227 In this case, the coordinates for Rushville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rushville 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Rushville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.364 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.679 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.788 degrees. |