Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wainwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wainwright and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wainwright
- 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 Wainwright:
- 38.583649, -92.068237
- 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 Wainwright
- 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 Callaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Since Wainwright is near Cole County and also Osage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cole County
- eBird sighting report for Osage 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 Wainwright ...
We found seven communities that share the name Wainwright.
Within Missouri, the name Wainwright is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Wainwright is located in Monroe County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wainwright.
- Alaska
- This Wainwright lies 3,225 miles [5,190.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- Alberta
- This Wainwright lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Wainwright is located in Jackson County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the east of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Wainwright.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Wainwright is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east northeast of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Wainwright.
- Oklahoma
- Muskogee County
- This Wainwright is located in Muskogee County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wainwright that is located in Callaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Wainwright.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wainwright [Bexar County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wainwright ...
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.
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Osage County
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Effie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Frankenstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankenstein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- French Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Hord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Loose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Creek
- Loose Creek is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loose Creek <4>
How Far From Wainwright to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wainwright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wainwright and extending to:
- Fulton, which is the Seat of Callaway County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wainwright to Fulton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wainwright. 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 '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- Wainwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wainwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5836, Longitude: -92.0682 In this case, the coordinates for Wainwright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wainwright could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wainwright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.171 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.545 degrees. |