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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 Gospel Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gospel Ridge 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 Gospel Ridge:
- 37.821430, -92.159055
- 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 Gospel Ridge
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Gospel Ridge is near Phelps County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Gospel Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gospel Ridge ...
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.
- Big Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Bloodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Devils Elbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stillhouse Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Turkey Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Gospel Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gospel Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gospel Ridge and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Gospel Ridge to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Gospel Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gospel Ridge 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 Gospel Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8214, Longitude: -92.1591 In this case, the coordinates for Gospel Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.745 degrees. |
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