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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 Wexford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wexford 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 Wexford:
- 39.543056, -94.395226
- 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 Wexford
- 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 Wexford is near Clay County and also Platte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte 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 Wexford
Communities Also Named Wexford ...
We found eight communities that are also named Wexford.
Within Missouri, the name Wexford is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Wexford is located in Will County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wexford.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Wexford is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Wexford.
- Montgomery County
- This Wexford is located in Montgomery County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wexford.
- Michigan
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wexford [Wexford County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Wexford.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Wexford is located in Allegheny County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Wexford.
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- This Wexford is located in Chesterfield County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Wexford.
- Oconee County
- This Wexford is located in Oconee County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east southeast of the Wexford that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Wexford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wexford ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Maple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Starfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wexford 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 Wexford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wexford and extending to:
- Plattsburg, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wexford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 928 miles [1,493.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Wexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Wexford 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wexford 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 Wexford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5431, Longitude: -94.3952 In this case, the coordinates for Wexford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.484 degrees. |
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