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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 Laquey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laquey 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 Laquey:
- 37.770319, -92.303502
- 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 Laquey
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Laquey is near Laclede County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Laquey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laquey ...
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.
- Bloodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Cookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Drynob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stillhouse Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Stoutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Laquey 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 Laquey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laquey and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Laquey to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 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 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laquey) 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 Laquey 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 Laquey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7703, Longitude: -92.3035 In this case, the coordinates for Laquey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.419 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.823 degrees. |
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