Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lisletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisletown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lisletown
- 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 Lisletown:
- 38.493372, -92.006012
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lisletown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Lisletown is near Cole County and also Callaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cole County
- eBird sighting report for Callaway 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lisletown ...
We found one communities that share the name Lisletown.
Within Missouri, the name Lisletown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Lisletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisletown ...
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.
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Osage County
- Cedar City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Crook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Effie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Folk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Frankenstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankenstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- French Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Hord ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Loose Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Creek
- Loose Creek is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loose Creek <3>
- Rich Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
How Far From Lisletown 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 Lisletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Lisletown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisletown and extending to:
- Linn, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lisletown to White House, with an average speed<5>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 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Lisletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lisletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4934, Longitude: -92.0060 In this case, the coordinates for Lisletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Lisletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lisletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.261 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.534 degrees. |