Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitham
- 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 Whitham:
- 39.551135, -93.197982
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whitham
- 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 Chariton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Since Whitham is near Carroll County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitham ...
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.
- Forker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Grace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Grand Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Port have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
- Grand Port is located in Chariton County
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Indian Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Little Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Mike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Missouri Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Tina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Whitham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whitham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitham and extending to:
- Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitham to Keytesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Whitham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5511, Longitude: -93.1980 In this case, the coordinates for Whitham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whitham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.89 degrees. |