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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 Russ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russ 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 Russ:
- 37.583932, -92.586005
- 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 Russ
- 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Russ is near Webster County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Russ
Communities Also Named Russ ...
We found one communities that are also named Russ.
Within Missouri, the name Russ is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Russ in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Russ is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west of the Russ that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Russ.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russ ...
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.
- Competition
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drynob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grovespring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Sleeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Twin Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Russ 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 community such as Russ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Russ and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Russ to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russ) 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> | 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 Russ 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 Russ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5839, Longitude: -92.5860 In this case, the coordinates for Russ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.993 degrees. |
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