Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Neier:
  • 38.391162, -91.110423
  • 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 Neier

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Neier is near Crawford County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Neier

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neier ...

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.

• Benson Tourist City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
• Champion City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
• Clover Bottom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
• Fourmile Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
• Greenstreet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
• Leslie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leslie is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Lyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
• Noser Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
• Peters Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
• Plum Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Ford
• Spring Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
• Twin Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Twin Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>

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

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

• Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Neier 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'