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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 Deer Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Land 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 Deer Land:
    • 36.161456, -90.004258
    • 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 Deer Land
  • 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 Dunklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
    • Since Deer Land is near Pemiscot County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Deer Land

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Land ...

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.

  • Bell City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bowie Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
  • Bragg City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Braggadocio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
  • Channel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Channel is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
  • Cotton Plant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Deco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Deco is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
  • Europa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Europa is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Europa
  • Gilbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Holly Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Island is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Island
  • Leachville Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • New Survey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
    • Sunrise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Temples Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
    • Tinkerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

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

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

  • Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Land to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Deer Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Deer Land 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 Deer Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1615, Longitude: -90.0043       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.825 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.134 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.098 degrees.