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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 Strother, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strother 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 Strother:
- 39.425595, -91.888500
- 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 Strother
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Strother is near Audrain County and also Ralls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls 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 Strother
Communities Also Named Strother ...
We found one communities that are also named Strother.
Within Missouri, the name Strother is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Strother in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Strother is located in Fairfield County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strother that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Strother.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strother ...
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.
- Buzzards Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Clapper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Indian Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Skinner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Stoutsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Strother 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 Strother to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strother and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Strother to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Strother) 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 Strother 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 Strother. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4256, Longitude: -91.8885 In this case, the coordinates for Strother have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.277 degrees. |
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