Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Piper:
  • 38.357799, -94.013831
  • 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 New Piper

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since New Piper is near Bates County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 New Piper

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Piper ...

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.

• Aaron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Aaron is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Deepwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deepwater is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <1>
• Hartwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwell is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
• Harvey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Huntingdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lucas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lucas is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Piper
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Piper is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Spruce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce

How Far From New Piper to ...

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Piper to Clinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'