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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wright City
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Wright City is near Saint Charles County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Wright City
Communities Also Named Wright City ...
We found two communities that are also named Wright City.
Within Missouri, the name Wright City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located 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)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Chain-of-Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Famous
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Hawk Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Josephville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- 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)
- Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
- Moscow Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peers is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
- Prairieview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieview is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
How Far From Wright City 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 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wright City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 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 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wright City) 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 Wright City 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 Wright City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8299, Longitude: -91.0206 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.992 degrees. |
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