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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 Prairieview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairieview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Prairieview:
    • 38.902545, -91.194317
    • 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 Prairieview
  • 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 Prairieview ...

We found one communities that share the name Prairieview.

Within Missouri, the name Prairieview is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Prairieview in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Lea 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 New Mexico community of Prairieview [Lea County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairieview ...

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.

  • Cave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
    • Cave is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Famous
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
  • Gamma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
  • Gore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Gore is located in Warren County
  • Hawk Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
    • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <3>
  • High Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Hill <3>
  • Mackville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
  • New Florence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
    • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <3>
  • Prices Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
    • Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
  • Stillhouse Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Ford
    • Stillhouse Ford is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Prairieview to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Prairieview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Prairieview once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Prairieview and extending to:

  • Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Prairieview to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.mo.us/

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 Prairieview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Prairieview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairieview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9025, Longitude: -91.1943       In this case, the coordinates for Prairieview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Prairieview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.741 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.561 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.058 degrees.









 

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