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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 Mammoth Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mammoth Spring 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 Mammoth Spring:
    • 36.495624, -91.540359
    • 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 Mammoth Spring
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Mammoth Spring is near Oregon County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Mammoth Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mammoth Spring ...

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.

  • Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
  • Cherokee Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cornertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Couch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliot Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elliot Ford is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ford
  • Farewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Farewell is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell
  • French
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • French is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Globe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Globe is located in Howell County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Green Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
  • Hardy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jeff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • King
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • King is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Many Islands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Many Islands is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
    • Peach ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Peach is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
    • Saddle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sellers Store
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sellers Store is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Store

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mammoth Spring and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mammoth Spring to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mammoth Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mammoth Spring 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 Mammoth Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4956, Longitude: -91.5404    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.722 degrees.