Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cole Camp:
  • 38.460203, -93.203747
  • 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 Cole Camp

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Cole Camp is near Pettis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Cole Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cole Camp ...

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.

• Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crest is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Florence
  • From Cole Camp to Florence
• Green Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Lake Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
• Lakeview Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln
  • From Cole Camp to Lincoln
• Macks Camp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Manila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manila is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Riverview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Spring Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork

How Far From Cole Camp to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Cole Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cole Camp to Warsaw, 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 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 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'