Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reardon:
  • 39.115882, -90.575120
  • 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 Reardon

• 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 Jersey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey County
  • Since Reardon is near Greene County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Reardon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reardon ...

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.

• Apex
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Birch Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birch Island is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
• Clark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Democrat Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Democrat Spring is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Spring
• King
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • King is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Kings Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
• Michael
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Michael is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michael <1>
• Nutwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutwood is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
• Oasis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oasis is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Otterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Otterville is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Star City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Star City is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City

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

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

• Jerseyville, which is the Seat of Jersey County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Reardon to Jerseyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'