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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 Pease, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pease 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 Pease:
    • 37.494154, -92.631727
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pease
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pease ...

We found three communities that share the name Pease.

Within Missouri, the name Pease is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sutter County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pease [Sutter County].
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Pease is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the north of the Pease that is located in Laclede County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Pease.
    • Texas
      • Foard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pease [Foard County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pease ...

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.

  • Competition
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
  • Drew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Drew is located in Laclede County
  • Durbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Wright County
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Grovespring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jerktail ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerktail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Jerktail is located in Wright County
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Laclede County
  • Susanna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna
    • Susanna is located in Webster County
  • Twin Bridges
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County

How Far From Pease 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 Pease to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pease and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pease to Lebanon, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pease. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pease, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pease) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pease. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4942, Longitude: -92.6317       In this case, the coordinates for Pease have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Pease 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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 Pease to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.62 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.388 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.032 degrees.









 

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