Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Freistatt:
  • 37.021359, -93.897985
  • 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 Freistatt

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Freistatt is near Barry County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Freistatt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freistatt ...

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.

• Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Dry Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dry Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Forest Park ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Globe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Opal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Opal is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Pierce City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <1>
• Pleasant Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Tom Town ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tom Town is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
• Yonkerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yonkerville is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkerville

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

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the 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 Freistatt 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 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'