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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 Only, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Only 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 Only:
- 37.916702, -92.950466
- 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 Only
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Only is near Dallas County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Only
Communities Also Named Only ...
We found one communities that are also named Only.
Within Missouri, the name Only is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Only in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Only is located in Hickman County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Only that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Only.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Only ...
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.
- Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Celt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Green Gables ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Leadmine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Macks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
How Far From Only to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Only to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Only and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Only to Camdenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Only) 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 Only 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 Only. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9167, Longitude: -92.9505 In this case, the coordinates for Only have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.858 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.101 degrees. |
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