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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Davisville:
    • 37.807824, -91.185137
    • 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 Davisville
  • 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Since Davisville is near Washington County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Davisville

Communities Also Named Davisville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Davisville.

Within Missouri, the name Davisville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Davisville [Calhoun County].
      • Macon County
      • This Davisville is located in Macon County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Davisville.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Davisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the east of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Davisville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Davisville is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Davisville.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Davisville [Jasper County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Davisville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Davisville.
      • Merrimack County
      • This Davisville is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Davisville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Davisville is located in Burlington County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Davisville.
      • Camden County
      • This Davisville is located in Camden County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Davisville.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Davisville is located in Jackson County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davisville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Davisville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Davisville is located in Bucks County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Davisville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Davisville is located in Washington County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Davisville.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Davisville is located in Angelina County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Davisville.
      • Leon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Davisville [Leon County].
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This Davisville is located in Tucker County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the east of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Davisville.
      • Wood County
      • This Davisville is located in Wood County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Davisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davisville ...

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.

  • Berryman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
  • Bixby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Boss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Brazil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brazil is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Cherry Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cherryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Czar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
  • Four Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Points is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Good Water
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Water is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Huzzah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Huzzah is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huzzah
  • Patsy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patsy is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsy
  • Quaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Quaker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
  • Red Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Service ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Service is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davisville and extending to:

  • Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Davisville to Steelville, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Davisville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Davisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8078, Longitude: -91.1851       In this case, the coordinates for Davisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.683 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.347 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.291 degrees.