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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 Zenar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zenar 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 Zenar:
- 37.095051, -92.970454
- 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 Zenar
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Zenar is near Christian County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Zenar
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zenar ...
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.
- All
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- All is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
- Cody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Elkhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Fordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Palace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Panther Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Panther Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Zenar 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 Zenar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zenar and extending to:
- Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Zenar to Marshfield, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zenar) 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 Zenar 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 Zenar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0951, Longitude: -92.9705 In this case, the coordinates for Zenar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.267 degrees. |
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