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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 Waldron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldron 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 Waldron:
    • 39.222225, -94.793295
    • 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 Waldron
  • 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
    • Since Waldron is near Leavenworth County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth 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 Waldron

Communities Also Named Waldron ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Waldron.

Within Missouri, the name Waldron is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Waldron is located in Scott County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Waldron.
    • Illinois
      • Stark 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 Illinois community of Waldron [Stark County].
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • This Waldron is located in Shelby County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Waldron.
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Waldron is located in Harper County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Waldron.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Waldron is located in Hillsdale County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Waldron.
    • Oklahoma
      • Alfalfa 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 Oklahoma community of Waldron [Alfalfa County].
    • Oregon
      • Benton 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 Oregon community of Waldron [Benton County].
      • Crook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Waldron [Crook County].
      • Wheeler 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 Waldron [Wheeler County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Waldron lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
    • Washington
      • San Juan County
      • This Waldron is located in San Juan County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waldron that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Waldron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldron ...

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.

  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Houston Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Linkville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Linkville is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
  • Maywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maywood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Piper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Tarrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrytown is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tiffany Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
  • Victory Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction
  • Vinewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood

How Far From Waldron 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 Waldron to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waldron and extending to:

  • Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Waldron to Platte City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 147 miles [236.6 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waldron) 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 Waldron, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Waldron 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 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 Waldron 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 Waldron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2222, Longitude: -94.7933       In this case, the coordinates for Waldron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.185 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.425 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.744 degrees.