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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 Prathersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prathersville 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 Prathersville:
- 39.018096, -92.321849
- 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 Prathersville
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Prathersville is near Callaway County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Prathersville
Communities Also Named Prathersville ...
We found one communities that are also named Prathersville.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Prathersville.
Beyond Missouri.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Clay County
- This Prathersville is located in Clay County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prathersville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Prathersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prathersville ...
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 Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Everett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Landmark ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Points ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Woodlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Youngers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Prathersville 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 Prathersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prathersville and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the South.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Prathersville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 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 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prathersville) 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 Prathersville 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 Prathersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0181, Longitude: -92.3218 In this case, the coordinates for Prathersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.575 degrees. |
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