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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 Koeltztown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Koeltztown 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 Koeltztown:
- 38.324963, -92.041945
- 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 Koeltztown
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Koeltztown is near Cole County and also Maries County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maries 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 Koeltztown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Koeltztown ...
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.
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Folk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- James Brothers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- James Brothers is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
- Judge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judge is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Loose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paydown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown Ford is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown Ford
- Rich Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
How Far From Koeltztown 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 Koeltztown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Koeltztown and extending to:
- Linn, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Koeltztown to Linn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koeltztown) 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 Koeltztown 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 Koeltztown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3250, Longitude: -92.0419 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.586 degrees. |
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