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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 Knobtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knobtown 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 Knobtown:
- 38.965562, -94.429118
- 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 Knobtown
- 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 Knobtown is near Cass County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Knobtown
Communities Also Named Knobtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Knobtown.
Within Missouri, the name Knobtown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Knobtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Knobtown is located in Greene County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Knobtown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Knobtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knobtown ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lee's Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Raytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Sugar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Unity Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From Knobtown 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 community such as Knobtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knobtown and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Knobtown to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knobtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Knobtown 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 Knobtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9656, Longitude: -94.4291 In this case, the coordinates for Knobtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.086 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.613 degrees. |
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