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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 Sapp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sapp 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 Sapp:
- 38.825035, -92.351853
- 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 Sapp
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Sapp is near Moniteau County and also Cole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moniteau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole 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 Sapp
Communities Also Named Sapp ...
We found three communities that are also named Sapp.
Within Missouri, the name Sapp is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Baker County
- This Sapp is located in Baker County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sapp that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Sapp.
- Georgia
- Bleckley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sapp [Bleckley County].
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sapp [Fleming County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sapp ...
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.
- Bacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
How Far From Sapp 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 Sapp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sapp and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Sapp to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 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 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sapp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sapp could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sapp 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 Sapp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8250, Longitude: -92.3519 In this case, the coordinates for Sapp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.436 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.63 degrees. |
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