Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Current View:
  • 36.499226, -90.778883
  • 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 Current View

• 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Since Current View is near Clay County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Current View

Communities Also Named Current View ...

We found one communities that are also named Current View.

Within Missouri, the name Current View is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Current View in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Clay County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Current View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Current View ...

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.

• Brakebill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brakebill is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
• Current View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Current View
  • From Current View to Current View
• Glaze Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
• Glenn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Hill Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hill Top is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Martinsburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Success
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Success is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• Torch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Torch is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Twin Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Current View 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 community such as Current View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Current View to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'