Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mantey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantey and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mantey

• 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 Mantey:
  • 38.052255, -94.805796
  • 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 Mantey

• 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
  • Since Mantey is near Bourbon County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Mantey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mantey ...

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.

• Amos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Amos is located in Vernon County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Bell Town ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Berlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Blue Mound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <1>
• Centerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Mound City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mound City is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <1>
• Redfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Richards
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rock is located in Vernon County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Trading Post
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trading Post is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mantey and extending to:

• Mound City, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the North.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mantey to Topeka, 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 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'