Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitecloud:
  • 40.208881, -94.896637
  • 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 Whitecloud

• 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 Nodaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
  • Since Whitecloud is near Andrew County and also Holt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holt 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 Whitecloud

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitecloud ...

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.

• Clyde
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Conception
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Conception is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conception <1>
• Conception Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Kings Grove ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kings Grove is located in Holt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
• Lone Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Corner is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Corner
• Maryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maryville is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <1>
• Monastery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Monastery is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastery
• Pumpkin Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Skidmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Skidmore is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <1>

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

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

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Nodaway County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whitecloud to Maryville, 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'