Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Malta Bend:
  • 39.193986, -93.363500
  • 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 Malta Bend

• 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Since Malta Bend is near Carroll County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Malta Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Malta Bend ...

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 Lick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Lick is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
• Cuba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Fairville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairville is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Grand Pass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
• Hodge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Little Osage Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
• Mount Leonard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Salt Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
• Sugartree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree

How Far From Malta Bend 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 town such as Malta Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marshall, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Malta Bend to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'