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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 Little Compton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Compton 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 Little Compton:
- 39.568357, -93.286040
- 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 Little Compton
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Little Compton is near Chariton County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Little Compton
Communities Also Named Little Compton ...
We found one communities that are also named Little Compton.
Within Missouri, the name Little Compton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Little Compton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Rhode Island
- Newport County
- This Little Compton is located in Newport County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Compton that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Little Compton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Compton ...
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.
- Blue Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Corner Campbell School
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grand Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Indian Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Missouri Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Tina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
How Far From Little Compton 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 Little Compton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Compton and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Compton to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Compton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Little Compton 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 Little Compton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5684, Longitude: -93.2860 In this case, the coordinates for Little Compton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.175 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.304 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.93 degrees. |
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