Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Loeffler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loeffler and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Loeffler

• 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 Loeffler:
  • 40.103082, -92.833255
  • 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 Loeffler

• 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Since Loeffler is near Sullivan County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Loeffler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loeffler ...

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.

• Elmer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
• Green City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Greencastle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <1>
• Mercyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercyville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
• Mines ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mines is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mines
• Mystic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
• Paw Paw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Paw Paw is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
• Ringo Point ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ringo Point is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo Point
• Sticklerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
• Walnut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
• Zig
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zig is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zig

How Far From Loeffler 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 Loeffler to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loeffler and extending to:

• Kirksville, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loeffler to Kirksville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'