Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Critesville:
  • 37.515331, -89.834824
  • 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 Critesville

• 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 Cape Girardeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
  • Since Critesville is near Bollinger County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Critesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Critesville ...

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.

• Alliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Apple Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Daisy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Gravel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hurricane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Lixville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
• Longtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Longtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Pocahontas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
• Precinct
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Uniontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Uniontown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Cape Girardeau County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Critesville to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'