Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wakenda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakenda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wakenda
- 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 Wakenda:
- 39.316123, -93.377486
- 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 Wakenda
- 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 Wakenda 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 Wakenda ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Fairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairville
- From Wakenda to Fairville
- Grand Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Pass
- From Wakenda to Grand Pass
- Grand Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Port have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hodge
- From Wakenda to Hodge
- Little Osage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Missouri Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Mount Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Sugartree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Tina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Wakenda 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 town such as Wakenda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wakenda and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wakenda to White House, with an average speed<5>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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wakenda. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakenda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wakenda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3161, Longitude: -93.3775 In this case, the coordinates for Wakenda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wakenda 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 318.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.327 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.027 degrees. |