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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 Ten Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile:
    • 40.077545, -91.643216
    • 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 Ten Mile
  • 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 Ten Mile ...

We found ten communities that share the name Ten Mile.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Ten Mile.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Macon County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Macon County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ten Mile.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton 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 Arkansas community of Ten Mile [Fulton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell 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 Kentucky community of Ten Mile [Campbell County].
    • Mississippi
      • Stone County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Stone County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Ten Mile.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Washington County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ten Mile.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley 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 South Carolina community of Ten Mile [Berkeley County].
      • Charleston County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Charleston County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ten Mile.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Knox County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ten Mile.
      • Meigs County
      • This Ten Mile is located in Meigs County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the southeast of the Ten Mile that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Ten Mile.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason 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 West Virginia community of Ten Mile [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ten Mile ...

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.

  • Benjamin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benjamin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
    • Benjamin is located in Lewis County
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Lewis County
  • Laura
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laura have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
    • Laura is located in Lewis County
  • Lewistown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maywood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Lewis County
  • Naomi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naomi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Naomi is located in Marion County
  • Rock Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Sellers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Sellers is located in Lewis County

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ten Mile to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ten Mile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Ten Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ten Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0775, Longitude: -91.6432       In this case, the coordinates for Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile 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 317.086 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.117 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.01 degrees.









 

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