Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paepcke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paepcke and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paepcke
- 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 Paepcke:
- 35.988960, -89.989811
- 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 Paepcke
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Paepcke is near Pemiscot County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paepcke ...
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.
- Channel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dearman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Half Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Leachville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
- Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Little Green Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Green Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
- Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County
- New Survey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Survey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Stark City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Temples Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
- Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
How Far From Paepcke 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 community such as Paepcke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Paepcke once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paepcke and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Paepcke to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paepcke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Paepcke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paepcke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9890, Longitude: -89.9898 In this case, the coordinates for Paepcke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Paepcke 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 315.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.127 degrees. |