Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taskee Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taskee Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Taskee Station
- 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 Taskee Station:
- 36.992552, -90.450390
- 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 Taskee Station
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Taskee Station is near Butler County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Stoddard 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taskee Station ...
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.
- Bull Run Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run Camp
- Bull Run Camp is located in Wayne County
- Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Ferrys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Holliday Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Landing
- Holliday Landing is located in Wayne County
- Lost Creek Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Landing
- Lost Creek Landing is located in Wayne County
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Missionary Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missionary Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary Acres
- Missionary Acres is located in Wayne County
- Rings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Shook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Taskee Station 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 Taskee Station 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<3> community of Taskee Station once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Taskee Station and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Taskee Station to Greenville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Taskee Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taskee Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taskee Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9926, Longitude: -90.4504 In this case, the coordinates for Taskee Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Taskee Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.16 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.633 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.125 degrees. |