Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mexico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mexico and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mexico
- 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 Mexico:
- 39.171372, -91.884771
- 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 Mexico
- 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 Audrain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Since Mexico is near Callaway County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Mexico ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Mexico.
Within Missouri, the name Mexico is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Mexico is located in Allegany County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the east of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Mexico.
- Carroll County
- This Mexico is located in Carroll County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km] to the east of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mexico.
- New York
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mexico.
- Wyandot County
- This Mexico is located in Wyandot County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Mexico.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Mexico is located in Berks County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the east of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mexico.
- Juniata County
- This Mexico is located in Juniata County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the east of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Mexico.
- Montour County
- This Mexico is located in Montour County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east northeast of the Mexico that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Mexico.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Hunt County
- Although located in Hunt County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Mexico.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mexico ...
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.
- Bachelor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Bryans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Champ
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
- Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <5>
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
- Points ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Rush Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Shamrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Skinner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Youngers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mexico 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 city such as Mexico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mexico and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mexico to White House, with an average speed<6>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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mexico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Audrain County: www.audrain-county.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mexico 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mexico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mexico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1714, Longitude: -91.8848 |
| <3> | 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 Mexico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mexico to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.212 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.141 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.331 degrees. |