Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Scearces, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scearces and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scearces

• 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 Scearces:
  • 39.581387, -94.508563
  • 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 Scearces

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Scearces is near Platte County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Scearces

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scearces ...

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.

• Converse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Converse is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• Dearborn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dearborn is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <1>
• Faucett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <1>
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lilly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilly is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
• Lone Star
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Maple Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Paradise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Paradise is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Plainview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Plainview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Starfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starfield is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
• Trimble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trimble is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <1>
• Willow Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

How Far From Scearces 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 Scearces to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scearces and extending to:

• Plattsburg, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Scearces to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'