Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caneer:
  • 36.006181, -90.177318
  • 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 Caneer

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caneer ...

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.

• Brown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Clearwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Cockrum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
• Cotton Plant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
• Europa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Europa is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Europa
• Gilbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Happy Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Happy Corners is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
• Leachville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <1>
• Leachville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
• Little Green Store
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
• Manila
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
• Poplar Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Corner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner

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

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

• Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caneer to Kennett, 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 five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'