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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 Eldridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eldridge:
    • 37.829705, -92.749104
    • 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 Eldridge
  • 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
    • Since Eldridge is near Dallas County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Eldridge

Communities Also Named Eldridge ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Eldridge.

Within Missouri, the name Eldridge is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Eldridge is located in Walker County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Eldridge.
    • Arkansas
      • Howard 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 Arkansas community of Eldridge [Howard County].
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Eldridge is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the west of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Eldridge.
    • Colorado
      • Montrose 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 Colorado community of Eldridge [Montrose County].
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Eldridge is located in Volusia County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Eldridge.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Eldridge is located in Kankakee County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Eldridge.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This Eldridge is located in Scott County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Eldridge.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Eldridge [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Eldridge is located in Elliott County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Eldridge.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Eldridge is located in Frederick County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Eldridge.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Eldridge is located in Bolivar County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Eldridge.
      • Coahoma 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 Mississippi community of Eldridge [Coahoma County].
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Eldridge [Gallatin County].
    • North Carolina
      • Burke 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 North Carolina community of Eldridge [Burke County].
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Eldridge is located in Stutsman County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Eldridge.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Eldridge is located in Colorado County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eldridge that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Eldridge.
      • Gray 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 Texas community of Eldridge [Gray County].
      • Pecos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eldridge [Pecos County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldridge ...

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.

  • Case
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Case is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
  • Corkery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Corkery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkery
  • Dove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dove is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
  • Grace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grace is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Ira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ira is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
  • Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
  • Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eldridge to Lebanon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eldridge) 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 Eldridge 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eldridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eldridge 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 Eldridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8297, Longitude: -92.7491    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.719 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.547 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.022 degrees.