Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nodaway:
  • 39.909218, -94.968225
  • 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 Nodaway

• 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
  • Since Nodaway is near Holt County and also Doniphan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Doniphan 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 Nodaway

Communities Also Named Nodaway ...

We found one communities that are also named Nodaway.

Within Missouri, the name Nodaway is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Nodaway in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Adams County
    • This Nodaway is located in Adams County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north of the Nodaway that is located in Andrew County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Nodaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nodaway ...

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.

• Avenue City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
• Blair
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Dean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dean is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Fanning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
• Forest City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City is located in Holt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oregon is located in Holt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richville is located in Holt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Sparks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

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

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

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Nodaway to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'