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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 Wright City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wright City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wright City:
    • 38.829946, -91.02062
    • 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 Wright City
  • 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 Wright City ...

We found two communities that share the name Wright City.

Within Missouri, the name Wright City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Wright City is located in McCurtain County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wright City that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Wright City.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Wright City is located in Smith County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wright City that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Wright City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright City ...

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.

  • Cave
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
    • Cave is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Famous
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
  • Flint Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Hawk Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
    • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <3>
  • Highview ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Lincoln County
  • Hopewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Warren County
  • Josephville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
    • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Marthasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maryknoll
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryknoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
    • Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County
  • Moscow Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
    • Peers is located in Warren County
  • Prairieview ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
    • Prairieview is located in Warren County

How Far From Wright City 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 city such as Wright City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wright City to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.mo.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wright City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8299, Longitude: -91.0206    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wright City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.623 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.992 degrees.









 

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