Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winnwood Gardens:
  • 39.180559, -94.512176
  • 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 Winnwood Gardens

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Winnwood Gardens is near Jackson County and also Platte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Winnwood Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnwood Gardens ...

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.

• Acme
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Acme is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Air Line Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Air Line Junction is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
• Cement City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cement City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
• Gashland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gashland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harlem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlem is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Houston Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
• Maple Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maple Garden is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
• Maple Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maple Park is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
• Moscow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oaks is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Randolph
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Randolph is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Rock Creek Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek Junction is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Junction

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

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

• Liberty, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Winnwood Gardens to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'