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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 Sparrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sparrow 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 Sparrow:
- 38.336689, -93.715212
- 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 Sparrow
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Sparrow is near Saint Clair County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Sparrow
Communities Also Named Sparrow ...
We found one communities that are also named Sparrow.
Within Missouri, the name Sparrow is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Sparrow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Sparrow is located in Anderson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sparrow that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sparrow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sparrow ...
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.
- Alberta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Chloe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Coal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coal is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal
- Deepwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hortense
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hortense is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Huntingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingdale is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Tightwad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
How Far From Sparrow 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 Sparrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sparrow and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sparrow 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 5 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 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sparrow) 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 Sparrow 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 Sparrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3367, Longitude: -93.7152 In this case, the coordinates for Sparrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.386 degrees. |
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