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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 Call, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Call 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Call

Communities Also Named Call ...

We found three communities that are also named Call.

Within Missouri, the name Call is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Call is located in Wilkes County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east of the Call that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Call.
    • Texas
      • Newton County
      • This Call is located in Newton County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the south of the Call that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Call.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Call is located in Weber County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Call that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Call.

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)
    • Albatross is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albatross
  • Emmett ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmett is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Grays Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
  • Halltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Heatonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
  • Kings Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Orange is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Paris Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
  • Pilgrim
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Rescue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rescue is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
  • Round Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
  • Turnback ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Turnback is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback

How Far From Call 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 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Call to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Call) 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 Call 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.363 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.211 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.627 degrees.