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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:
- 37.189217, -92.744615
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Waldo is near Wright County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 ...
- Jackson County
- This Waldo is located in Jackson County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waldo that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Waldo.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Waldo is located in Talladega County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the west of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waldo that is located in Webster 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.
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Cedar Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Gap
- Crown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fordland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Granada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Granada is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Hartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Susanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Susanna is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna
- Umpire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Umpire is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
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:
- Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waldo to Marshfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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: 37.1892, Longitude: -92.7446 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 317.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.412 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.144 degrees. |
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