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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 Kieseweltter Resort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kieseweltter Resort 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 Kieseweltter Resort:
- 37.826985, -92.344060
- 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 Kieseweltter Resort
- 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 Kieseweltter Resort is near Camden County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Kieseweltter Resort
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kieseweltter Resort ...
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.
- Greenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Hazelgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stillhouse Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Stoutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Kieseweltter Resort 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 Kieseweltter Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kieseweltter Resort and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the East.
- 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 Kieseweltter Resort 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 831 miles [1,337.4 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 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kieseweltter Resort) 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 Kieseweltter Resort 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 Kieseweltter Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8270, Longitude: -92.3441 In this case, the coordinates for Kieseweltter Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.449 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.831 degrees. |
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