Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Excello, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Excello and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Excello
- 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 Excello:
- 39.634410, -92.475399
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Excello
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Excello is near Randolph County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Excello ...
We found one communities that share the name Excello.
Within Missouri, the name Excello is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Excello in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Excello ...
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.
- Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ash
- From Excello to Ash
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cairo
- From Excello to Cairo
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarence
- From Excello to Clarence
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Enterprise
- From Excello to Enterprise
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <3>
- Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Longville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Snow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Ten Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodlawn
- From Excello to Woodlawn
How Far From Excello 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 Excello to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Excello and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Excello to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Excello. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Excello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Excello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6344, Longitude: -92.4754 |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Excello to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.63 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.683 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.517 degrees. |