Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vichy:
  • 38.111432, -91.760439
  • 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 Vichy

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vichy ...

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.

• Flag Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
• High Gate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Gate is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
• James Brothers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • James Brothers is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
• Lanes Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
• Paydown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paydown is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
• Paydown Ford ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paydown Ford is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown Ford
• Royal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Royal is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Safe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Safe is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
• Signal ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Signal is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vichy and extending to:

• Vienna, which is the Seat of Maries County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vichy to Vienna, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'