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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 Germania, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germania and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Germania:
    • 40.429198, -92.479355
    • 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 Germania
  • 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

Communities Also Named Germania ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Germania.

Within Missouri, the name Germania is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun 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 Alabama community of Germania [Calhoun County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Germania is located in Jefferson County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Germania.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Germania [Sedgwick County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Germania [Sanilac County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Germania is located in Yazoo County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the south of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Germania.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Germania is located in Atlantic County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the east of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Germania.
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Germania [Ocean County].
    • Ontario
      • This Germania lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Germania is located in Potter County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the east of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Germania.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Germania is located in Midland County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Germania.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Germania is located in Iron County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Germania.
      • Marquette County
      • This Germania is located in Marquette County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast of the Germania that is located in Schuyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Germania.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Germania ...

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.

  • Bible Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
    • Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
  • Clay ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Adair County
  • Coatsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
  • Energy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Energy is located in Scotland County
  • Greentop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazelville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
    • Hazelville is located in Knox County
  • Julesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
    • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
  • Lickskillet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Putnam County
  • Lowground
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowground
    • Lowground is located in Putnam County
  • Queen City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Sublette ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Sublette is located in Adair County
  • Trinity ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Adair County
  • Unity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Scotland County

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Schuyler County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Germania to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Germania. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Germania 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Germania) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Germania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4292, Longitude: -92.4794       In this case, the coordinates for Germania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Germania 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 317.664 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.829 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.344 degrees.









 

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