Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie du Rocher:
  • 38.081708, -90.097565
  • 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 Prairie du Rocher

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Prairie du Rocher is near Monroe County and also Sainte Genevieve County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve 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 Prairie du Rocher

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie du Rocher ...

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.

• Ivy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivy is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Kellogg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
• Marigold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marigold is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• New Bourbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
• Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Quarry Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
  • Quarry Town has also been known as:
  • Quarrytown
• Red Bud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <1>
• Roots
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roots is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots

How Far From Prairie du Rocher 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 village such as Prairie du Rocher to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie du Rocher to Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'