Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Esrom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Esrom and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Esrom

• 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 Esrom:
  • 37.406717, -94.327171
  • 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 Esrom

• 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 Barton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
  • Since Esrom is near Jasper County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Esrom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Esrom ...

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.

• Boston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Galesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
• Golden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Golden City is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <1>
• Irwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Irwin is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Jasper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
• Liberal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberal is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Maple Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Maxville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maxville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Neck City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Neck City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Tuckers Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Esrom and extending to:

• Lamar, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Esrom to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'