Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Safe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Safe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Safe
- 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 Safe:
- 38.088377, -91.652103
- 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 Safe
- 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 Maries County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maries County
- Since Safe is near Phelps County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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 Safe ...
We found one communities that share the name Safe.
Within Missouri, the name Safe is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Safe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Safe ...
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.
- Dean Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Flag Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
- Fox Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Fox Springs is located in Crawford County
- High Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Iron Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Center
- Iron Center is located in Crawford County
- Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Signal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Safe 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 Safe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Safe and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Maries County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Safe to Vienna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 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 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Safe. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Safe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Safe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0884, Longitude: -91.6521 In this case, the coordinates for Safe 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 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 Safe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.451 degrees. |