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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 Oronogo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oronogo 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 Oronogo:
- 37.191716, -94.465240
- 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 Oronogo
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Oronogo is near Cherokee County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Oronogo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oronogo ...
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.
- Airport Drive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Atlas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Carl Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Lone Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Neck City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Oronogo 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 city such as Oronogo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oronogo and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Oronogo to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oronogo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oronogo 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 Oronogo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1917, Longitude: -94.4652 In this case, the coordinates for Oronogo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.825 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.954 degrees. |
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