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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 Goodnight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodnight 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 Goodnight:
- 37.451583, -93.231130
- 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 Goodnight
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Goodnight is near Greene County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Goodnight
Communities Also Named Goodnight ...
We found five communities that are also named Goodnight.
Within Missouri, the name Goodnight is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Goodnight is located in Pueblo County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Goodnight that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Goodnight.
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Goodnight is located in Barren County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east of the Goodnight that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Goodnight.
- Oklahoma
- Logan County
- This Goodnight is located in Logan County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodnight that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Goodnight.
- Texas
- Armstrong County
- This Goodnight is located in Armstrong County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodnight that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Goodnight.
- Navarro County
- This Goodnight is located in Navarro County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the south southwest of the Goodnight that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Goodnight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodnight ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fair Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Heady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heady is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heady
- Hickory Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pleasant Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Redtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Rock Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Prairie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tin Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
How Far From Goodnight 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 village such as Goodnight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodnight and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goodnight to Bolivar, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Goodnight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Goodnight 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 Goodnight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4516, Longitude: -93.2311 In this case, the coordinates for Goodnight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.016 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.841 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.323 degrees. |
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