Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Expansion:
  • 37.135050, -93.198795
  • 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 Expansion

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Expansion is near Christian County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Expansion

Curious and Interesting Names Near Expansion ...

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.

• All
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • All is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
• Cassidy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassidy is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
• Cody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cody is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Griffin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Griffin is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Kissick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kissick is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
• Mascot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mascot is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Mentor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mentor is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Palace ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Palace is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
• Panther Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Panther Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
• Riverpark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverpark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpark
• Rogersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
• Roseville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Valley Water Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Valley Water Mills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Water Mills

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Expansion to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'