Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quick City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quick City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Quick City

• 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 Quick City:
  • 38.581125, -94.028831
  • 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 Quick City

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Quick City is near Henry County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Quick City

Communities Also Named Quick City ...

We found one communities that are also named Quick City.

Within Missouri, the name Quick City is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Quick City #
    • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.581125&lon=-94.028831&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Quick City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quick City ...

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.

• Aaron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aaron is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Chilhowee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garden City is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
• Gunn City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gunn City is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Hartwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartwell is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
• Harvey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Kingsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingsville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <1>
• Lucas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lucas is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Magnolia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Rose Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

How Far From Quick City 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 Quick City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quick City and extending to:

• Warrensburg, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quick City to Warrensburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'