|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ortiz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ortiz 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 Ortiz:
- 39.091152, -91.902674
- 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 Ortiz
- 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 Audrain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Since Ortiz is near Callaway County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Ortiz
Communities Also Named Ortiz ...
We found three communities that are also named Ortiz.
Within Missouri, the name Ortiz is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Conejos County
- This Ortiz is located in Conejos County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ortiz that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conejos County community of Ortiz.
- Kentucky
- Webster County
- This Ortiz is located in Webster County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ortiz that is located in Audrain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Ortiz.
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Ortiz [Santa Fe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortiz ...
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.
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Champ
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champ is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Kingdom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Points ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Skinner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Skinner is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Youngers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Ortiz 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 Ortiz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Ortiz once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortiz and extending to:
- Mexico, which is the Seat of Audrain County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ortiz to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ortiz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ortiz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ortiz 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 Ortiz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0912, Longitude: -91.9027 In this case, the coordinates for Ortiz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.357 degrees. |
|
|