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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 Potts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potts 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 Potts:
- 38.474210, -91.783783
- 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 Potts
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Potts is near Gasconade County and also Callaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway 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 Potts
Communities Also Named Potts ...
We found one communities that are also named Potts.
Within Missouri, the name Potts is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Potts in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Nye 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 Nevada community of Potts [Nye County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potts ...
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.
- Crook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crook is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
- Frankenstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Judge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Judge is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Lake Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ford is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Loose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Rich Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Valentine Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine Ford is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Ford
How Far From Potts 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 Potts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Potts and extending to:
- Linn, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Potts to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 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 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Potts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Potts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Potts 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 Potts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4742, Longitude: -91.7838 In this case, the coordinates for Potts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.932 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.432 degrees. |
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