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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 Sarvis Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sarvis Point 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 Sarvis Point:
- 37.105201, -92.838975
- 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 Sarvis Point
- 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 Sarvis Point is near Douglas County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Sarvis Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarvis Point ...
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.
- All
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- All is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
- Cedar Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Gap
- Crown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fordland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granada is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Panther Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From Sarvis Point 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 Sarvis Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sarvis Point and extending to:
- Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sarvis Point to Marshfield, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sarvis Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sarvis Point 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 Sarvis Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1052, Longitude: -92.8390 In this case, the coordinates for Sarvis Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.204 degrees. |
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