Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sedgewickville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgewickville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sedgewickville
- 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 Sedgewickville:
- 37.514614, -89.906018
- 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 Sedgewickville
- 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- Since Sedgewickville is near Cape Girardeau County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgewickville ...
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.
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Apple Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Friendly Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
- Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Precinct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sedgewickville 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 village such as Sedgewickville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedgewickville and extending to:
- Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sedgewickville to Marble Hill, 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sedgewickville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Sedgewickville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedgewickville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5146, Longitude: -89.9060 In this case, the coordinates for Sedgewickville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sedgewickville 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 315.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.764 degrees. |