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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 Speed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speed 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 Speed:
- 38.848079, -92.803247
- 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 Speed
- 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since Speed is near Howard County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Speed
Communities Also Named Speed ...
We found five communities that are also named Speed.
Within Missouri, the name Speed is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Speed is located in Coosa County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Speed that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Speed.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Speed is located in Clark County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east of the Speed that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Speed.
- Kansas
- Phillips County
- This Speed is located in Phillips County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Speed that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Speed.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Speed is located in Edgecombe County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east of the Speed that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Speed.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Speed is located in Roane County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east of the Speed that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Speed.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Speed ...
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.
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Postal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Prairie Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Ridge Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
How Far From Speed 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 Speed to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Speed and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Speed to Boonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Speed) 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 Speed 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 Speed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8481, Longitude: -92.8032 In this case, the coordinates for Speed have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.843 degrees. |
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