Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braggadocio:
  • 36.175346, -89.829530
  • 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 Braggadocio

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Braggadocio is near Dunklin County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Braggadocio

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braggadocio ...

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.

• Blazer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Bragg City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Cooter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
• Deco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deco is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
• Gill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Indian Mound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• New Survey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
• Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Terry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Tinkerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Braggadocio to Caruthersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'