Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Filley:
  • 37.758928, -93.949106
  • 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 Filley

• 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
  • Since Filley is near Vernon County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Filley

Communities Also Named Filley ...

We found one communities that are also named Filley.

Within Missouri, the name Filley is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Filley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Gage County
    • This Filley is located in Gage County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Filley that is located in Cedar County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Filley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Filley ...

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.

• Cedar Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Coal Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coal Hill is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
• El Dorado Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
• Graceland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Graceland is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
• Ivy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ivy is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Osiris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osiris is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
• Tingley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tingley is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
• Willowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willowville is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
• Zodiac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Zodiac is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac

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

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

• Stockton, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Filley to Stockton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'