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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 Paydown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paydown 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 Paydown:
- 38.229000, -91.801673
- 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 Paydown
- 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 Maries County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maries County
- Since Paydown is near Osage County and also Gasconade 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 Gasconade 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 Paydown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paydown ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- James Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- James Brothers is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
- Judge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Judge is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Lake Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Ford is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Lanes Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bland
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paydown Ford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paydown Ford is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown Ford
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rich Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Safe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Signal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Signal is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
How Far From Paydown 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 Paydown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paydown and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Maries County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Paydown to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 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 from Point A (ie- Paydown) 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 Paydown 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 Paydown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2290, Longitude: -91.8017 In this case, the coordinates for Paydown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.493 degrees. |
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