Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northern Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northern Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northern Heights
- 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 Northern Heights:
- 39.213336, -94.602456
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northern Heights
- 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Since Northern Heights is near Clay County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northern Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Northern Heights.
Within Missouri, the name Northern Heights is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Northern Heights in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Northern Heights lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northern Heights that is located in Platte County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northern Heights ...
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.
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Barry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Houston Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Maple Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
- Maple Garden is located in Clay County
- Maple Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Maple Park is located in Clay County
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Northern Heights 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 Northern Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northern Heights and extending to:
- Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Northern Heights to Platte City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northern Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northern Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northern Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2133, Longitude: -94.6025 In this case, the coordinates for Northern Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Northern Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.651 degrees. |