Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in W B Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to W B Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for W B Junction
- 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 W B Junction:
- 39.335020, -93.530212
- 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 W B Junction
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since W B Junction is near Saline County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near W B Junction ...
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.
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Grand Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Judd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Little Osage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Osage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Malta Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
- Malta Bend is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <2>
- Miles Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sugartree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From W B Junction 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 community such as W B Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in W B Junction and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from W B Junction to White House, with an average speed<4>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 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for W B Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- W B Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in W B Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3350, Longitude: -93.5302 In this case, the coordinates for W B Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 W B Junction 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 318.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.098 degrees. |