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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 Nogo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nogo 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 Nogo:
- 37.252825, -93.165461
- 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 Nogo
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Nogo is near Webster County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Nogo
Communities Also Named Nogo ...
We found one communities that are also named Nogo.
Within Missouri, the name Nogo is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Nogo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This Nogo is located in Pope County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south of the Nogo that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Nogo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nogo ...
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.
- All
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- All is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
- Bassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bassville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville
- Cody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cross Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Way is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Way
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Expansion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Expansion is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expansion
- Fair Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Hickory Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Mentor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Palace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Panther Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Red Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Top is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Valley Water Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Water Mills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Water Mills
How Far From Nogo 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 Nogo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nogo and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Nogo to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nogo) 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 Nogo 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 Nogo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2528, Longitude: -93.1655 In this case, the coordinates for Nogo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.959 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.329 degrees. |
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