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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 Stoddard:
36.791442, -90.034261
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We found eight communities that share the name Stoddard.
Within Missouri, the name Stoddard is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Stoddard [Montgomery County].
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Stoddard.
Idaho
Canyon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Stoddard [Canyon County].
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Stoddard is located in Baltimore County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Stoddard that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Stoddard.
Nebraska
Thayer County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Stoddard [Thayer County].
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Stoddard is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Stoddard that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Stoddard.
Utah
Morgan County
This Stoddard is located in Morgan County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Stoddard that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Stoddard.
Wisconsin
Vernon County
This Stoddard is located in Vernon County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<3> to the north of the Stoddard that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Stoddard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoddard ...
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.
Bethany (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Stoddard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoddard and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Stoddard to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Stoddard 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.
<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 Stoddard, 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- Stoddard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoddard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7914, Longitude: -90.0343 In this case, the coordinates for Stoddard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Stoddard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.88 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.283 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.979 degrees.