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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 Trimble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trimble 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 Trimble:
- 39.476200, -94.561179
- 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 Trimble
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Trimble is near Platte County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Trimble
Communities Also Named Trimble ...
We found nine communities that are also named Trimble.
Within Missouri, the name Trimble is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Trimble is located in Cullman County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Trimble.
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This Trimble is located in La Plata County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Trimble.
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Trimble is located in Troup County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Trimble.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Trimble is located in Crawford County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Trimble.
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Trimble is located in Montgomery County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Trimble.
- Pulaski County
- This Trimble is located in Pulaski County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the east southeast of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Trimble.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Trimble is located in Athens County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Trimble.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Trimble is located in Dyer County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Trimble.
- Virginia
- Highland County
- This Trimble is located in Highland County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east of the Trimble that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Trimble.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trimble ...
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.
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Dearborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faucett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
- Hoover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Roosterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Starfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Tarrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Winner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Trimble 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 city such as Trimble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trimble and extending to:
- Plattsburg, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Trimble to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Trimble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Trimble to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trimble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4762, Longitude: -94.5612 In this case, the coordinates for Trimble have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.579 degrees. |
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