Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Diswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diswood and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Diswood

• 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 Diswood:
  • 37.231695, -89.321831
  • 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 Diswood

• 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 Alexander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Since Diswood is near Pulaski County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Diswood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diswood ...

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.

• Cache
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cache is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <1>
• Clank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clank is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clank
• Commerce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce is located in Scott County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Commerce
  • From Diswood to Commerce
• Fayville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayville is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
• Gale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gale is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Grays Point ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grays Point is located in Scott County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
• Olive Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <1>
• Pryortown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pryortown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryortown
• Tankville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tankville is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tankville
• Unity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unity
  • From Diswood to Unity
• Valley Mission
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mission is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission

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

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

• Cairo, which is the Seat of Alexander County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Diswood to Cairo, 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'