Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Armour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armour and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Armour
- 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 Armour:
- 39.548607, -95.046356
- 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 Armour
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Armour is near Platte County and also Atchison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Platte County
- eBird sighting report for Atchison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Armour ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Armour.
Within Missouri, the name Armour is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Armour [Hillsborough County].
- Polk County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Armour [Polk County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Armour is located in Black Hawk County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Armour that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Armour.
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Armour [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Saskatchewan
- This Armour lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Armour that is located in Buchanan County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armour ...
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.
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Goodintent ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Kickapoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Mock Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Corner
- Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County
- Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
- Sugar Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County
How Far From Armour 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 Armour to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Armour and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Armour to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Armour 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Armour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Armour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5486, Longitude: -95.0464 In this case, the coordinates for Armour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Armour to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.378 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.69 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.807 degrees. |