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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 Marshfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marshfield:
    • 37.338133, -92.906275
    • 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 Marshfield
  • 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 Marshfield ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Marshfield.

Within Missouri, the name Marshfield is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Scott County
      • This Marshfield is located in Scott County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Marshfield.
      • Warren County
      • This Marshfield is located in Warren County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Marshfield.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Marshfield is located in Washington County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Marshfield is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Marshfield.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marshfield [Mecosta County].
    • Nebraska
      • Sioux County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Marshfield [Sioux County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Marshfield is located in Erie County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Marshfield.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Marshfield [Athens County].
    • Ontario
      • This Marshfield lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Marshfield [Columbia County].
      • Coos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Marshfield [Coos County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Marshfield [Tioga County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Marshfield lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Marshfield is located in Washington County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Marshfield [Buffalo County].
      • Wood County
      • This Marshfield is located in Wood County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Marshfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshfield ...

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.

  • Bassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville
    • Bassville is located in Greene County
  • Bracken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bracken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Webster County
  • Cross Way
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Way
    • Cross Way is located in Webster County
  • Crown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Crown is located in Webster County
  • Elkland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Elkland is located in Webster County
  • Fordland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
    • Fordland is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <4>
  • Limekiln Ford ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limekiln Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln Ford
    • Limekiln Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Panther Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
    • Panther Valley is located in Webster County
  • Red Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Red Top is located in Webster County
  • Shady Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
  • Susanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna
    • Susanna is located in Webster County

How Far From Marshfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Marshfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marshfield and extending to:

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Marshfield to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marshfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Marshfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marshfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3381, Longitude: -92.9063    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Marshfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Marshfield 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 317.792 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.567 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.191 degrees.









 

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