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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 Moko, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moko 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 Moko:
- 36.467460, -91.841352
- 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 Moko
- 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 Moko is near Howell County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon 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 Moko
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moko ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- China is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Cornertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- French
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- French is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Fruitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Heart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heart is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- Moody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Moko 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 community such as Moko to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moko and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Moko to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moko) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Moko 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 Moko. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4675, Longitude: -91.8414 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.032 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.571 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.864 degrees. |
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