Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delmo:
  • 36.810331, -89.681193
  • 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 Delmo

• 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Since Delmo is near Stoddard County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Delmo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delmo ...

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.

• Champion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Champion is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Charter Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
• Circle City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
• Grayridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
• Hills Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Hunterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hunterville is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterville
• Little River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little River is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Marco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marco is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Tanner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tanner is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner

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

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

• New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delmo to New Madrid, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'