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40.199595, -93.349648
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We found nine communities that are also named Osgood.
Within Missouri, the name Osgood is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Bonneville County
This Osgood is located in Bonneville County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Osgood.
Indiana
Ripley County
This Osgood is located in Ripley County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Osgood.
Iowa
Palo Alto County
This Osgood is located in Palo Alto County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Osgood.
Kansas
Ness County
This Osgood is located in Ness County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Osgood.
North Carolina
Chatham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Osgood [Chatham County].
Lee County
This Osgood is located in Lee County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Osgood.
Ohio
Darke County
This Osgood is located in Darke County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Osgood.
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
This Osgood is located in Mercer County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Osgood.
West Virginia
Monongalia County
This Osgood is located in Monongalia County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east of the Osgood that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Osgood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osgood ...
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.
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 village such as Osgood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osgood and extending to:
Milan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Osgood to Milan, with an average speed<4> 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 128 miles [206 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osgood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Osgood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Osgood 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 Osgood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1996, Longitude: -93.3496
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.247 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.47 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.828 degrees.