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We found fourteen communities that share the name Latham.
Within Missouri, the name Latham is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Latham is located in Baldwin County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Latham.
Arkansas
Van Buren County
This Latham is located in Van Buren County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Latham.
Georgia
Haralson County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Latham [Haralson County].
Illinois
Logan County
This Latham is located in Logan County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Latham.
Winnebago County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Latham [Winnebago County].
Kansas
Butler County
This Latham is located in Butler County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Latham.
Kentucky
Christian County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Latham [Christian County].
New York
Albany County
This Latham is located in Albany County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Latham.
North Carolina
Beaufort County
This Latham is located in Beaufort County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the east of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Latham.
Ohio
Pike County
This Latham is located in Pike County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Latham.
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Latham is located in Le Flore County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Latham.
Oregon
Lane County
This Latham is located in Lane County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Latham.
Tennessee
Weakley County
This Latham is located in Weakley County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Latham.
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
This Latham is located in Sweetwater County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Latham that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Latham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latham ...
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.
Bacon (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Pleasant Mount (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Latham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Latham and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Latham to White House, with an average speed<7>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 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5609, Longitude: -92.6824 In this case, the coordinates for Latham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Latham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Latham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Latham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.716 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.641 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.844 degrees.