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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 Westbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbridge 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 Westbridge:
- 39.539443, -94.500785
- 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 Westbridge
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Westbridge is near Platte County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte 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 Westbridge
Communities Also Named Westbridge ...
We found three communities that are also named Westbridge.
Within Missouri, the name Westbridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Westbridge lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westbridge that is located in Clinton County.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Westbridge is located in Fayette County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westbridge that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Westbridge.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Westbridge is located in Henderson County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westbridge that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Westbridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbridge ...
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.
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Dearborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Starfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Westbridge 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 Westbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westbridge and extending to:
- Plattsburg, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Westbridge to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Westbridge 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 Westbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5394, Longitude: -94.5008 In this case, the coordinates for Westbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.537 degrees. |
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