Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Travers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Travers
- 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 Travers:
- 36.743676, -93.836588
- 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 Travers
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Travers is near Lawrence County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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
Communities Also Named Travers ...
We found two communities that share the name Travers.
Within Missouri, the name Travers is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Travers lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Travers that is located in Barry County.
- Idaho
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Travers ...
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.
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jenkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mineral Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Barry County
- Pleasant Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Purdy is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <3>
- Star City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Tom Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Travers 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 Travers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Travers and extending to:
- Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Travers to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travers. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Travers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7437, Longitude: -93.8366 In this case, the coordinates for Travers 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Travers 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 318.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.158 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.736 degrees. |