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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 Climax Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Climax Springs 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 Climax Springs:
- 38.101600, -93.051035
- 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 Climax Springs
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Climax Springs is near Benton County and also Hickory County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory 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 Climax Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Climax Springs ...
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.
- Bannister
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cross Timbers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Edwards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Knobby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knobby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
- Lakeview Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lively
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lively is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Macks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Majorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Only is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
- Riverview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Roach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Climax Springs 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 village such as Climax Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Climax Springs and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Climax Springs to Camdenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Climax Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Climax Springs 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 Climax Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1016, Longitude: -93.0510 In this case, the coordinates for Climax Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.112 degrees. |
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