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We found thirteen communities that are also named Purdy.
Within Missouri, the name Purdy is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Madison County
This Purdy is located in Madison County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Purdy.
Iowa
Lucas County
This Purdy is located in Lucas County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Purdy.
Kansas
Morton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Purdy [Morton County].
Kentucky
Adair County
This Purdy is located in Adair County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Purdy.
Michigan
Tuscola County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Purdy [Tuscola County].
Oklahoma
Garvin County
This Purdy is located in Garvin County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Purdy.
Ontario
This Purdy lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the northeast of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
Tennessee
McNairy County
This Purdy is located in McNairy County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Purdy.
Utah
Weber County
This Purdy is located in Weber County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Purdy.
Virginia
Greensville County
This Purdy is located in Greensville County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Purdy.
Washington
Pierce County
This Purdy is located in Pierce County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the northwest of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Purdy.
West Virginia
Calhoun County
This Purdy is located in Calhoun County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Purdy.
Wisconsin
Vernon County
This Purdy is located in Vernon County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Purdy that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Purdy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Purdy ...
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.
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 city such as Purdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Purdy and extending to:
Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Purdy to Cassville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Purdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Purdy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Purdy 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 Purdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8196, Longitude: -93.9211
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.431 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.241 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.762 degrees.