Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Weatherby Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weatherby Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Weatherby Lake

• 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 Weatherby Lake:
  • 39.236453, -94.695880
  • 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 Weatherby Lake

• 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 Weatherby Lake is near Wyandotte County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Weatherby Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weatherby Lake ...

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.

• Acme
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Acme is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Barry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Barry is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
• Gashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gashland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Highland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Houston Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
• Kansas City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <1>
• Linkville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linkville is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
• Maywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maywood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oaks is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Tarrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
• Tiffany Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
• Vinewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood

How Far From Weatherby Lake 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 city such as Weatherby Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weatherby Lake and extending to:

• Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weatherby Lake to Platte City, with an average speed<3> 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 142 miles [228.5 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 945 miles [1,520.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'