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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 Latour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latour 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 Latour:
- 38.634574, -94.102036
- 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 Latour
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Latour is near Cass County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Latour
Communities Also Named Latour ...
We found one communities that are also named Latour.
Within Missouri, the name Latour is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Latour in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Latour is located in Phillips County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Latour that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Latour.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latour ...
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.
- Aaron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aaron is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Cause Prairie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cause Prairie is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cause Prairie
- Chilhowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Ore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ore is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wyoming ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Latour 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 community such as Latour to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Latour and extending to:
- Warrensburg, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Latour to Warrensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Latour) 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 Latour 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 Latour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6346, Longitude: -94.1020 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.516 degrees. |
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