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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 Drexel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drexel 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 Drexel:
- 38.500357, -94.602517
- 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 Drexel
- 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
- Since Drexel is near Cass County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Drexel
Communities Also Named Drexel ...
We found eight communities that are also named Drexel.
Within Missouri, the name Drexel is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This Drexel is located in Pasco County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Drexel that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Drexel.
- Georgia
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Drexel [Morgan County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Drexel [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Drexel is located in Harford County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east of the Drexel that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Drexel.
- Montana
- Mineral County
- This Drexel is located in Mineral County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drexel that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Drexel.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Drexel is located in Burke County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east of the Drexel that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Drexel.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Drexel is located in Montgomery County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Drexel that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Drexel.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Drexel [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drexel ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Lacyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacyville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
- Lake Annette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <3>
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Prettyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prettyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyman
How Far From Drexel 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 city such as Drexel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drexel and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drexel to Butler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drexel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Drexel 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. |
| <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 Drexel 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 Drexel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5004, Longitude: -94.6025 In this case, the coordinates for Drexel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.129 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.786 degrees. |
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