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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 Astoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Astoria 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 Astoria:
- 37.379838, -92.288624
- 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 Astoria
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Astoria is near Texas County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Astoria
Communities Also Named Astoria ...
We found six communities that are also named Astoria.
Within Missouri, the name Astoria is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Astoria is located in Ware County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Astoria.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Astoria is located in Fulton County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Astoria.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Astoria is located in Queens County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Astoria.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Astoria is located in Butler County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Astoria.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Astoria is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Astoria.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Astoria is located in Deuel County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Astoria that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Astoria.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Astoria ...
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.
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Green Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Maines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maines is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maines
- Mingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mingsville is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingsville
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rail
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
How Far From Astoria 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 Astoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Astoria and extending to:
- Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Astoria to Hartville, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Astoria) 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 Astoria 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 Astoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3798, Longitude: -92.2886 In this case, the coordinates for Astoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.894 degrees. |
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