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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 Frazier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frazier and the surrounding area.
- 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 Frazier:
- 39.628885, -94.667736
- 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 Frazier
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Frazier is near Clinton County and also Platte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte 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 Frazier
Communities Also Named Frazier ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Frazier.
Within Missouri, the name Frazier is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tulare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Frazier [Tulare County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Frazier is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Frazier.
- Georgia
- Bleckley County
- This Frazier is located in Bleckley County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bleckley County community of Frazier.
- Hall County
- This Frazier is located in Hall County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east southeast of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Frazier.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Frazier [Pulaski County].
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Frazier [Calvert County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Frazier is located in Sunflower County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Frazier.
- New Mexico
- Chaves 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 New Mexico community of Frazier [Chaves County].
- North Dakota
- Barnes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Frazier [Barnes County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Frazier is located in Muskingum County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the east of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Frazier.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Frazier is located in Lane County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Frazier.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Frazier is located in Greenbrier County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the east of the Frazier that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Frazier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frazier ...
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.
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faucett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Maple Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maxey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maxey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Mock Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Corner
- Starfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Trimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Frazier 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 Frazier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frazier and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frazier to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<5> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Frazier 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frazier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Frazier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Frazier 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 Frazier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6289, Longitude: -94.6677 In this case, the coordinates for Frazier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.122 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.603 degrees. |
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