Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Topper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topper and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Topper

• 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 Topper:
  • 37.952255, -93.646041
  • 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 Topper

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Topper is near Hickory County and also Cedar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar 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 Topper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Topper ...

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.

• Birdsong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsong is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
• Blackjack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackjack is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
• Butcher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Butcher is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher
• Crooks Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Springs
• Hardyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardyville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
• Harper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Humansville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <1>
• Story ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Story is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
• Terry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Terry is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Vista
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

How Far From Topper 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 Topper to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Topper and extending to:

• Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Topper to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'