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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 Deer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer:
    • 38.621987, -91.796841
    • 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 Deer
  • 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
    • Since Deer is near Callaway County and also Gasconade 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 Gasconade 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 Deer

Communities Also Named Deer ...

We found four communities that are also named Deer.

Within Missouri, the name Deer is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This Deer is located in Newton County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deer that is located in Osage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Deer.
    • Manitoba
      • This Deer lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer that is located in Osage County.
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Deer is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer that is located in Osage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Deer.
    • Yukon
      • This Deer lies 2,600 miles [4,184.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer that is located in Osage County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer ...

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.

  • Crook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crook is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
  • Effie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Effie is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
  • Frankenstein
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankenstein is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
  • Fredericksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • French Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • French Village is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
  • Heilburn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heilburn is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilburn
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hord ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hord is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mint Hill is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Reform
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Reform is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform

How Far From Deer 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 Deer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer and extending to:

  • Linn, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deer to Linn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 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 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Deer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Deer 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 Deer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6220, Longitude: -91.7968       In this case, the coordinates for Deer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.128 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.97 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.407 degrees.