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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 Toga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toga 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 Toga:
    • 37.116163, -89.884815
    • 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 Toga
  • 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 Toga ...

We found one communities that share the name Toga.

Within Missouri, the name Toga is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Toga in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Toga is located in Buckingham County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east of the Toga that is located in Stoddard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Toga.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toga ...

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.

  • Advance
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
  • Bell City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Cliff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
    • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
  • Drum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
    • Drum is located in Bollinger County
  • Green Cox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
    • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Rum Branch ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Branch
    • Rum Branch is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Sank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sank
    • Sank is located in Bollinger County

How Far From Toga to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Toga to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toga and extending to:

  • Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Stoddard County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Toga to Bloomfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toga. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Toga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1162, Longitude: -89.8848       In this case, the coordinates for Toga 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 Toga 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 315.801 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.236 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.842 degrees.









 

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