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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 Stockdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockdale 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 Stockdale:
- 39.291684, -94.342443
- 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 Stockdale
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Stockdale is near Jackson County and also Ray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ray 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 Stockdale
Communities Also Named Stockdale ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Stockdale.
Within Missouri, the name Stockdale is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Stockdale is located in Talladega County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Stockdale.
- California
- Kern County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Stockdale [Kern County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Stockdale is located in New Castle County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Stockdale.
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Stockdale is located in Grundy County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Stockdale.
- Indiana
- Wabash County
- This Stockdale is located in Wabash County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Stockdale.
- Kansas
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Stockdale [Riley County].
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stockdale [Hancock County].
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Stockdale is located in Pike County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stockdale.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Stockdale.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Stockdale is located in Washington County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stockdale.
- Texas
- Wilson County
- This Stockdale is located in Wilson County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stockdale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Stockdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockdale ...
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.
- Chick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chick is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick
- Cobbler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cobbler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbler
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Crescent Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Golf Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golf Hill is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Hill
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Stockdale 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 Stockdale 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<4> community of Stockdale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockdale and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Stockdale to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Stockdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Stockdale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Stockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stockdale 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 Stockdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2917, Longitude: -94.3424 In this case, the coordinates for Stockdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.082 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.507 degrees. |
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