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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 Goss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goss 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 Goss:
- 39.514662, -91.945250
- 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 Goss
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Goss is near Shelby County and also Ralls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls 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 Goss
Communities Also Named Goss ...
We found six communities that are also named Goss.
Within Missouri, the name Goss is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Elbert County
- This Goss is located in Elbert County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Goss that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Goss.
- Kansas
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Goss [Harper County].
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Goss is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south of the Goss that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Goss.
- De Soto Parish
- This Goss is located in De Soto Parish and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the south of the Goss that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Goss.
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This Goss is located in Marion County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Goss that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Goss.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Goss is located in Atoka County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Goss that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Goss.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goss ...
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.
- Buzzards Roost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Clapper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Holliday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Indian Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Joanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joanna is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Stoutsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Goss 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 town such as Goss to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goss and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Goss to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 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 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Goss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Goss 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Goss 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 Goss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5147, Longitude: -91.9453 In this case, the coordinates for Goss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.25 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.285 degrees. |
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