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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 Umpire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Umpire 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 Umpire:
- 37.179773, -92.606002
- 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 Umpire
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Umpire is near Webster County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Umpire
Communities Also Named Umpire ...
We found one communities that are also named Umpire.
Within Missouri, the name Umpire is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Umpire in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Umpire is located in Howard County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Umpire that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Umpire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Umpire ...
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.
- Bracken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Cedar Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Gap
- Crossroads Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Store is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Store
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Filer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
- Granada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granada is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Grovespring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Susanna is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From Umpire 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 Umpire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Umpire and extending to:
- Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Umpire 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Umpire) 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 Umpire 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 Umpire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1798, Longitude: -92.6060 In this case, the coordinates for Umpire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.081 degrees. |
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