Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Airline Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airline Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Airline Acres
- 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 Airline Acres:
- 36.803388, -89.358130
- 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 Airline Acres
- 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 Airline Acres is near New Madrid County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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
Communities Also Named Airline Acres ...
We found one communities that share the name Airline Acres.
Within Missouri, the name Airline Acres is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Airline Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Airline Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Airline Acres that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Airline Acres.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airline Acres ...
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.
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Champion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Henson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Miner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Never Spur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Never Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Never Spur
- Never Spur is located in Mississippi County
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pulltight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Texas Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend
- Texas Bend is located in Mississippi County
- Thirtyfour Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Wolf Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
How Far From Airline Acres 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 Airline Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airline Acres and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Airline Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airline Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Airline Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airline Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8034, Longitude: -89.3581 In this case, the coordinates for Airline Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Airline Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.673 degrees. |