Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Number Eight:
  • 39.731699, -92.561299
  • 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 Number Eight

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Number Eight is near Randolph County and also Chariton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton 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 Number Eight

Curious and Interesting Names Near Number Eight ...

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.

• Cash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cash is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Economy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Economy is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Ethel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethel is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <1>
• Kellogg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Lingo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lingo is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
• Longville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Longville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
• Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
• Plainview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Plainview is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Snow ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Ten Mile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ten Mile is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Number Eight 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'