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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Womack:
    • 37.681083, -90.196806
    • 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 Womack
  • 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

Communities Also Named Womack ...

We found seven communities that share the name Womack.

Within Missouri, the name Womack is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Womack [Calhoun County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Womack is located in Jackson Parish and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Womack that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Womack.
      • Red River Parish
      • This Womack is located in Red River Parish and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the south southwest of the Womack that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Womack.
    • Oklahoma
      • McClain County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in McClain County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Womack.
    • Tennessee
      • Warren County
      • This Womack is located in Warren County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Womack that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Womack.
    • Texas
      • Bosque County
      • This Womack is located in Bosque County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Womack that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bosque County community of Womack.
      • Victoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Womack [Victoria County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Womack ...

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.

  • Catherine Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
    • Catherine Place is located in Madison County
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Clearwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Cobalt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
    • Cobalt is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
    • Corners is located in Perry County
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Madison County
  • Cross Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Knob Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
    • Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
  • Libertyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
  • Pickel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel
    • Pickel is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Silver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Perry County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Womack and extending to:

  • Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Womack to Sainte Genevieve, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Womack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Womack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Womack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Womack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6811, Longitude: -90.1968    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Womack could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Womack to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.031 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.577 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.861 degrees.









 

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