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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 Zora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zora 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 Zora:
- 38.286491, -93.096315
- 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 Zora
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Zora is near Morgan County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Zora
Communities Also Named Zora ...
We found one communities that are also named Zora.
Within Missouri, the name Zora is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Zora in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Zora is located in Adams County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east of the Zora that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Zora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zora ...
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.
- Climax Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crest is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dell Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knobby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knobby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lively
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lively is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Majorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Zora 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 Zora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zora and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Zora to Warsaw, 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 four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 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- Zora) 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 Zora 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 Zora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2865, Longitude: -93.0963 In this case, the coordinates for Zora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.098 degrees. |
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