|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pitcher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitcher 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 Pitcher:
- 38.750319, -91.966016
- 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 Pitcher
- 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 Callaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Since Pitcher is near Osage County and also Boone 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 Boone 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 Pitcher
Communities Also Named Pitcher ...
We found one communities that are also named Pitcher.
Within Missouri, the name Pitcher is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Pitcher in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Pitcher is located in Chenango County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pitcher that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Pitcher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitcher ...
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.
- Deer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Effie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Frankenstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- French Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Hams Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Heilburn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heilburn is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilburn
- Hord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Kingdom City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Readsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Reform
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
How Far From Pitcher 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 Pitcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pitcher and extending to:
- Fulton, which is the Seat of Callaway County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pitcher to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 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 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pitcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pitcher 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 Pitcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7503, Longitude: -91.9660 In this case, the coordinates for Pitcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.461 degrees. |
|
|