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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arab, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arab and the surrounding area.
- 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 Arab:
- 37.093663, -90.076767
- 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 Arab
- 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- Since Arab is near Wayne County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard 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 Arab
Communities Also Named Arab ...
We found two communities that are also named Arab.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Arab.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Arab in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Wayne County
- This Arab is located in Wayne County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arab that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Arab.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Arab is located in Marshall County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Arab that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Arab.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arab ...
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.
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Drum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drum is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Eaglette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglette is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglette
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Green Cox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kinder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kinder is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Lost Creek Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek Landing is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Landing
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Rum Branch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rum Branch is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Branch
- Sank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sank is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sank
- Shook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Toga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
How Far From Arab to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arab to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arab and extending to:
- Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arab to Marble Hill, 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 four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arab) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Arab to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arab. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0937, Longitude: -90.0768 In this case, the coordinates for Arab have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.934 degrees. |
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