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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 Wooldridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooldridge 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 Wooldridge:
- 38.907148, -92.522846
- 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 Wooldridge
- 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since Wooldridge is near Boone County and also Moniteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moniteau 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 Wooldridge
Communities Also Named Wooldridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Wooldridge.
Within Missouri, the name Wooldridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Wooldridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Wooldridge is located in Campbell County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wooldridge that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Wooldridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooldridge ...
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.
- Everett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Huntsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Woodlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
How Far From Wooldridge 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 village such as Wooldridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooldridge and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wooldridge to Boonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 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 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wooldridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wooldridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooldridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9071, Longitude: -92.5228 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.695 degrees. |
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