Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Traderight:
  • 38.111705, -92.197672
  • 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 Traderight

• 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 Miller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Since Traderight is near Maries County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maries County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Traderight

Curious and Interesting Names Near Traderight ...

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.

• Argyle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Argyle is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
• Faith
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Faith is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
• Franks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Franks is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
• Hawkeye
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
• Helm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Helm is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
• Iberia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Iberia is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iberia <1>
• Marys Home
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marys Home is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
• Samtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Samtown is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samtown
• Shantytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shantytown is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
• Sugartree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugartree is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
• Table Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Table Rock is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
• Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tavern is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern

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

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Traderight to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'