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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 Simler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simler 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 Simler:
- 40.122530, -92.695474
- 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 Simler
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Simler is near Macon County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Simler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simler ...
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.
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Dart ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dart is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
- Elmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Kirksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mercyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
- Mines ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mines is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mines
- Ringo Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ringo Point is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo Point
- Sticklerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Zig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zig is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zig
How Far From Simler 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 Simler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Simler once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Simler and extending to:
- Kirksville, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 110 miles [177 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Simler to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Simler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Simler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Simler 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 Simler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1225, Longitude: -92.6955 In this case, the coordinates for Simler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.943 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.519 degrees. |
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