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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Whitham

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)
  • Forker is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
• Fountain Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
• Grace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Grace is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Grand Port
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Port is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
• Grand River City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
• Indian Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
• Little Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Compton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
• Mike
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mike is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
• Missouri Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
• Newcomer ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcomer is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
• Tina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tina is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whitham and extending to:

• Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitham to Keytesville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'