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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 Big Piney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Piney 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 Big Piney:
- 37.671987, -92.097940
- 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 Big Piney
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Big Piney is near Phelps County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas 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 Big Piney
Communities Also Named Big Piney ...
We found two communities that are also named Big Piney.
Within Missouri, the name Big Piney is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Big Piney is located in Loudon County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Big Piney that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Big Piney.
- Wyoming
- Sublette County
- This Big Piney is located in Sublette County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Big Piney that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Big Piney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Piney ...
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.
- Bloodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Blooming Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Duke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Evening Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evening Shade is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ladd
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ladd is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Palace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palace is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
How Far From Big Piney 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 Big Piney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Piney and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Piney to Waynesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Piney) 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 Big Piney 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 Big Piney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6720, Longitude: -92.0979 In this case, the coordinates for Big Piney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.746 degrees. |
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