Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knox City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knox City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knox City
- 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 Knox City:
- 40.144160, -92.010197
- 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 Knox 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Knox City is near Lewis County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Knox City ...
We found one communities that share the name Knox City.
Within Missouri, the name Knox City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Knox City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox 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.
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Deer Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
- Forest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Hedge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Lewistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <3>
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Novelty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Novelty is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <3>
- Sand Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Knox City 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 city such as Knox City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knox City and extending to:
- Edina, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knox City to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knox City. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knox City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knox City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1442, Longitude: -92.0102 In this case, the coordinates for Knox City 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Knox City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.176 degrees. |