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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 Waldo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldo 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 Waldo:
- 38.993895, -94.591901
- 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 Waldo
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Waldo is near Johnson County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Waldo
Communities Also Named Waldo ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Waldo.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Waldo.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Webster County
- This Waldo is located in Webster County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Waldo.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Waldo is located in Talladega County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Waldo.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Waldo is located in Columbia County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Waldo.
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Waldo.
- California
- Marin County
- This Waldo is located in Marin County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Waldo.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Waldo is located in Alachua County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Waldo.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Waldo is located in Livingston County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Waldo.
- Kansas
- Russell County
- This Waldo is located in Russell County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Waldo.
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- This Waldo is located in Magoffin County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Waldo.
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Waldo is located in Waldo County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Waldo.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Waldo [Berrien County].
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Waldo is located in Lake County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Waldo.
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This Waldo is located in Neshoba County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Waldo.
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Waldo [Hudson County].
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Waldo [Santa Fe County].
- Ohio
- Marion County
- This Waldo is located in Marion County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Waldo.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Waldo [Josephine County].
- Texas
- Kinney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waldo [Kinney County].
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Waldo [Putnam County].
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Waldo is located in Sheboygan County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waldo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Waldo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldo ...
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.
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Park is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Park
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
- Mission Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Prairie Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
How Far From Waldo 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 Waldo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waldo and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waldo to Independence, with an average speed<5> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Waldo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waldo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Waldo 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. |
| <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 Waldo 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 Waldo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9939, Longitude: -94.5919 In this case, the coordinates for Waldo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.22 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.688 degrees. |
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