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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 Dockery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dockery 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 Dockery:
- 39.361122, -93.988553
- 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 Dockery
- 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 Ray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ray County
- Since Dockery is near Clay County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Dockery
Communities Also Named Dockery ...
We found four communities that are also named Dockery.
Within Missouri, the name Dockery is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Dockery is located in Sunflower County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dockery that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Dockery.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Dockery is located in Wilkes County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dockery that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Dockery.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Dockery is located in Bradley County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dockery that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Dockery.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east of the Dockery that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Dockery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dockery ...
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.
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Golf Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Golf Hill is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Hill
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Homestead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- New Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Regal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regal is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Sandals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandals is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
- Wood Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
How Far From Dockery 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 Dockery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dockery and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Ray County, lies just to the South.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dockery to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dockery) 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 Dockery 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 Dockery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3611, Longitude: -93.9886 In this case, the coordinates for Dockery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.642 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.318 degrees. |
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