Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Call, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Call and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Call
- 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 Call:
- 37.201164, -93.777151
- 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 Call
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Call is near Dade County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Call ...
We found three communities that share the name Call.
Within Missouri, the name Call is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Call ...
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.
- Albatross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Emmett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Grays Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
- Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
- Halltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Halltown is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <3>
- Heatonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Kings Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Paris Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
- Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Round Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Call 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 Call to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Call and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Call to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Call. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Call) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Call. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2012, Longitude: -93.7772 In this case, the coordinates for Call have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Call to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.627 degrees. |