Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ulman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ulman
- 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 Ulman:
- 38.153756, -92.444630
- 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 Ulman
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Since Ulman is near Camden County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ulman ...
We found one communities that share the name Ulman.
Within Missouri, the name Ulman is unique.
Beyond Missouri.
While we haven't found any other communities named Ulman in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- India
- Distance: 8,127 miles [13,079.1 km]<1> to the north
- India
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulman ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Faith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Iberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iberia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iberia <3>
- Kaiser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Kaiser is located in Miller County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaiser <3>
- Lake Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
- Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <3>
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Marys Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Passover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Samtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Ulman 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 Ulman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulman and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ulman to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ulman. 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- Ulman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ulman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1538, Longitude: -92.4446 |
| <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 Ulman 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 317.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.377 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.813 degrees. |