Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bristle Ridge:
  • 38.713902, -93.657992
  • 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 Bristle Ridge

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Bristle Ridge is near Henry County and also Pettis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis 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 Bristle Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristle Ridge ...

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.

• Carbon Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
• Centerview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Centerview is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerview <1>
• Chilhowee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Green Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Greendoor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Knob Noster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <1>
• Magnolia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Post Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Valley City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Valley City is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City

How Far From Bristle Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bristle Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warrensburg, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bristle Ridge to Jefferson City, 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'