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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Strother
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Strother ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
    • Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
  • Clapper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
    • Clapper is located in Monroe County
  • Florida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenlawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
  • Holliday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Holliday is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Indian Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
  • Skinner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
    • Skinner is located in Audrain County
  • 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Strother to White House, with an average speed<4>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 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strother. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strother) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.19 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.277 degrees.









 

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