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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 Callao, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callao 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 Callao:
- 39.761039, -92.62346
- 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 Callao
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Callao is near Chariton County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Callao
Communities Also Named Callao ...
We found three communities that are also named Callao.
Within Missouri, the name Callao is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Callao [Washington County].
- Utah
- Juab County
- This Callao is located in Juab County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the west of the Callao that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Callao.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Callao is located in Northumberland County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<2> to the east of the Callao that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Callao.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callao ...
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.
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellogg is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mercyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mercyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Snow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Ten Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Callao 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 city such as Callao to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Callao and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Callao to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Callao could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Callao) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Callao 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 Callao. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7610, Longitude: -92.6235 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.822 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.563 degrees. |
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