Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cooter:
  • 36.046694, -89.809170
  • 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 Cooter

• 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 Cooter is near Mississippi County and also Dyer 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 Dyer 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 Cooter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooter ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Braggadocio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
• Channel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Channel is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
• Cottonwood Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Heloise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Heloise is located in Dyer County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
• Holland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Indian Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• New Survey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
• Shade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Temples Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cooter and extending to:

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cooter to Caruthersville, with an average speed<2> 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'