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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 Osage Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osage Bend 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 Osage Bend:
- 38.406148, -92.143234
- 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 Osage Bend
- 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 Cole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole County
- Since Osage Bend is near Osage County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Osage Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osage Bend ...
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.
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Folk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Hickory Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Honey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Loose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marys Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Rich Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Scrivner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scrivner is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Osage Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Osage Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Osage Bend and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the Seat of Cole County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Osage Bend to Jefferson City, 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 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 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 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' (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- Osage Bend) 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 Osage Bend 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 Osage Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4061, Longitude: -92.1432 In this case, the coordinates for Osage Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.348 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.618 degrees. |
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