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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 South Lee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lee 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 South Lee:
- 38.888897, -94.378006
- 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 South Lee
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since South Lee is near Cass County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 South Lee
Communities Also Named South Lee ...
We found two communities that are also named South Lee.
Within Missouri, the name South Lee is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This South Lee is located in Berkshire County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Lee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of South Lee.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This South Lee is located in Strafford County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Lee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of South Lee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lee ...
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.
- Crossroads School
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads School is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads School
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knobtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
- Lee's Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Raytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Unity Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
How Far From South Lee 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 South Lee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Lee and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Lee to Independence, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 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 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 South Lee 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 South Lee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8889, Longitude: -94.3780 In this case, the coordinates for South Lee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.602 degrees. |
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