Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Galmey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galmey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Galmey
- 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 Galmey:
- 37.893939, -93.363731
- 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 Galmey
- 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 Hickory County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- Since Galmey is near Polk County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galmey ...
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.
- Butcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Carsons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsons Corner
- Carsons Corner is located in Hickory County
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Hickory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
- Mohawk Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Corner
- Mohawk Corner is located in Polk County
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nemo
- From Galmey to Nemo
- Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
- Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
- Sentinel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sentinel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sentinel
- From Galmey to Sentinel
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Hickory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <2>
How Far From Galmey 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 Galmey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Galmey and extending to:
- Hermitage, which is the Seat of Hickory County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Galmey to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galmey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Galmey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galmey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8939, Longitude: -93.3637 In this case, the coordinates for Galmey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Galmey 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 318.134 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.036 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.302 degrees. |