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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 Rader, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rader 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 Rader:
- 37.460103, -92.719105
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rader
Communities Also Named Rader ...
We found two communities that are also named Rader.
Within Missouri, the name Rader is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Rader is located in Clarion County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rader that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Rader.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Rader is located in Greene County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rader that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rader.
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)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limekiln Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Limekiln Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln Ford
- Long Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Susanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Susanna is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna
- Twin Bridges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Rader 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 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<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full 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 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rader) 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 Rader 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 Rader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4601, Longitude: -92.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Rader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.08 degrees. |
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