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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 Champ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champ 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 Champ:
- 39.120596, -91.929618
- 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 Champ
- 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 Audrain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Since Champ is near Callaway County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Champ
Communities Also Named Champ ...
We found five communities that are also named Champ.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Champ.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Saint Louis County
- This Champ is located in Saint Louis County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Champ that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Champ.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Champ is located in Somerset County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Champ.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Champ is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Champ that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Champ.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Champ is located in Lincoln County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Champ that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Champ.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Champ is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Champ.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champ ...
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.
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Kingdom City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Points ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Skinner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Skinner is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Youngers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Champ 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 Champ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champ and extending to:
- Mexico, which is the Seat of Audrain County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Champ to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champ) 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 Champ 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 Champ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1206, Longitude: -91.9296 In this case, the coordinates for Champ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.166 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.364 degrees. |
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