Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northwye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwye and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwye
- 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 Northwye:
- 37.975042, -91.755714
- 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 Northwye
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Northwye is near Maries County and also Dent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Maries County
- eBird sighting report for Dent 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwye ...
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.
- Austria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - De Camp ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Dean Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Flag Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
- High Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - James Brothers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Brothers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
- James Brothers is located in Maries County
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Lanes Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Signal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sugartree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Table Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Phelps County
- Yancy Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Royal
How Far From Northwye 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 Northwye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northwye and extending to:
- Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies just to the South.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Northwye to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Phelps County: www.phelpscounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9750, Longitude: -91.7557 In this case, the coordinates for Northwye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Northwye 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 317.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.524 degrees. |