Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rader, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rader and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rader
- 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 Rader:
- 37.460324, -92.719062
- 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 Rader
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Rader is near Laclede County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- eBird sighting report for Wright 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rader ...
We found two communities that share the name Rader.
Within Missouri, the name Rader is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rader ...
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.
- Bracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovespring
- Grovespring is located in Wright County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovespring <3>
- Limekiln Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limekiln Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln Ford
- Limekiln Ford is located in Dallas County
- Long Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
- Susanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Twin Bridges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
How Far From Rader 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 Rader to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rader and extending to:
- Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rader to Marshfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rader. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rader) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4603, Longitude: -92.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Rader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Rader 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 317.676 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.448 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.08 degrees. |