|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weaubleau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weaubleau 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 Weaubleau:
- 37.891512, -93.540314
- 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 Weaubleau
- 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 Hickory County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- Since Weaubleau is near Saint Clair County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Weaubleau
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weaubleau ...
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.
- Birdsong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdsong is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Butcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hardyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Humansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Topper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Topper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topper
- Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Weaubleau to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Weaubleau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weaubleau and extending to:
- Hermitage, which is the Seat of Hickory County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weaubleau to Hermitage, with an average speed<3> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Weaubleau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Weaubleau 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 Weaubleau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8915, Longitude: -93.5403 In this case, the coordinates for Weaubleau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.387 degrees. |
|
|