Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Iconium, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iconium and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Iconium
- 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 Iconium:
- 38.105862, -93.544651
- 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 Iconium
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Iconium is near Benton County and also Hickory County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Hickory 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Iconium ...
We found three communities that share the name Iconium.
Within Missouri, the name Iconium is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iconium ...
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.
- Butcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Chloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cold Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Benton County
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Opportunity Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
- Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
- Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
- Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Topper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Wisdom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Iconium 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 Iconium to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Iconium and extending to:
- Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Iconium to Osceola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iconium. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Iconium) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iconium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1059, Longitude: -93.5447 In this case, the coordinates for Iconium have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Iconium to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.219 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.348 degrees. |