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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 Pyrmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pyrmont 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 Pyrmont:
- 38.508910, -93.019644
- 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 Pyrmont
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Pyrmont is near Benton County and also Pettis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis 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 Pyrmont
Communities Also Named Pyrmont ...
We found two communities that are also named Pyrmont.
Within Missouri, the name Pyrmont is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Pyrmont is located in Carroll County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pyrmont that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pyrmont.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pyrmont that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pyrmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pyrmont ...
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.
- Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crest is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lake Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lakeview Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Otterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
How Far From Pyrmont 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 Pyrmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pyrmont and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pyrmont to Versailles, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pyrmont) 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 Pyrmont 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 Pyrmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5089, Longitude: -93.0196 In this case, the coordinates for Pyrmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.017 degrees. |
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