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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 Kingdom City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingdom City 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 Kingdom City:
- 38.946997, -91.939243
- 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 Kingdom City
- 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 Callaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Since Kingdom City is near Audrain County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Kingdom City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom City ...
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.
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Champ
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Champ is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Hams Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Pitcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pitcher is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Youngers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Kingdom City 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 village such as Kingdom City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kingdom City and extending to:
- Fulton, which is the Seat of Callaway County, lies just to the South.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kingdom City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kingdom City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kingdom City 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 Kingdom City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9470, Longitude: -91.9392 In this case, the coordinates for Kingdom City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.239 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.141 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.406 degrees. |
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