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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 Napton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Napton 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 Napton:
- 39.052892, -93.083671
- 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 Napton
- 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 Napton is near Cooper County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Napton
Communities Also Named Napton ...
We found one communities that are also named Napton.
Within Missouri, the name Napton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Napton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Napton is located in Malheur County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Napton that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Napton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Napton ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pipertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pipertown is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipertown
- Postal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Ridge Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
How Far From Napton 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 Napton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Napton and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Napton to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Napton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Napton 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 Napton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0529, Longitude: -93.0837 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.012 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.937 degrees. |
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