Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Phelps City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phelps City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Phelps City

• 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 Phelps City:
  • 40.403335, -95.598599
  • 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 Phelps City

• 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 Atchison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Atchison County
  • Since Phelps City is near Nemaha County and also Richardson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Nemaha County
  • eBird sighting report for Richardson 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phelps City ...

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.

• Corning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
• Craig
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
• Farmers City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
  • Farmers City is located in Atchison County
• High Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
  • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
• Julian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• London ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Atchison County
• Minersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
• Rock Port
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
  • Rock Port is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <2>

How Far From Phelps City 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 town such as Phelps City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Phelps City and extending to:

• Rock Port, which is the Seat of Atchison County, lies just to the East.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Phelps City to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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