Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holmes Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holmes Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holmes Park

• 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 Holmes Park:
  • 38.952177, -94.53596
  • 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 Holmes Park

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Holmes Park is near Johnson County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Holmes Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmes Park ...

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.

• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <1>
• Indian Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Village is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Knobtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Knobtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
• Martin City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
• Mission Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
• Mission Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Prairie Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prairie Village
  • From Holmes Park to Prairie Village
• Raytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <1>
• Red Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
• Union Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
• Waldo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Holmes Park 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 community such as Holmes Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holmes Park and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holmes Park to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'