Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dell Junction:
  • 38.174472, -93.318258
  • 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 Dell Junction

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Dell Junction is near Hickory County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Dell Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dell Junction ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Cross Timbers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Dell
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dell is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Edwards is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
• Lakeview Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lively
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lively is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
• Macks Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Majorville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Majorville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
  • Former name for Majorville:
  • Hockman
• Opportunity Farms
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
• Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
• Wisdom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

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

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Dell Junction to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'