Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wiffenberg:
  • 38.460326, -91.431548
  • 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 Wiffenberg

• 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 Gasconade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
  • Since Wiffenberg is near Franklin County and also Osage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Osage 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 Wiffenberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiffenberg ...

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.

• Brown Shanty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Shanty is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Shanty
• Cave Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cave Hill is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hill
• Gerald
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <1>
• Greenstreet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
• Leslie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leslie is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Little Berger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
• Rosebud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <1>
• Senate Grove ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
• Stony Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
• Swiss
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Swiss is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
• Tea
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tea is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
• Valentine Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Valentine Ford is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Ford

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

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

• Hermann, which is the Seat of Gasconade County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wiffenberg to Hermann, 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'