Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Albatross:
  • 37.189220, -93.839098
  • 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 Albatross

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Albatross is near Dade County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Albatross

Curious and Interesting Names Near Albatross ...

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.

• Call
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Call is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Grays Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
• Heatonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
• Kings Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Point is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Paris Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
• Red Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rescue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rescue is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
• Round Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
• Turnback ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Turnback is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Albatross and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Albatross to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'