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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 Lamar Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamar Heights 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 Lamar Heights:
- 37.492822, -94.295860
- 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 Lamar Heights
- 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 Barton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
- Since Lamar Heights is near Jasper County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Lamar Heights
Communities Also Named Lamar Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Lamar Heights.
Within Missouri, the name Lamar Heights is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Lamar Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lamar Heights that is located in Barton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lamar Heights.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Lamar Heights is located in Athens County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamar Heights that is located in Barton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Lamar Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamar Heights ...
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.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Golden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grays Valley is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Valley
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Maple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Miller Brothers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Brothers is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Brothers
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neck City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Osiris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Osiris is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
- Tuckers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Zodiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
How Far From Lamar Heights 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 Lamar Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamar Heights and extending to:
- Lamar, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lamar Heights to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lamar Heights) 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 Lamar Heights 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 Lamar Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4928, Longitude: -94.2959 In this case, the coordinates for Lamar Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.733 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.821 degrees. |
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