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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 Doniphan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doniphan 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 Doniphan:
    • 36.623411, -90.823994
    • 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 Doniphan
  • 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 Doniphan is near Randolph County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Doniphan

Communities Also Named Doniphan ...

We found four communities that are also named Doniphan.

Within Missouri, the name Doniphan is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • This Doniphan is located in White County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Doniphan that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Doniphan.
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • This Doniphan is located in Blaine County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Doniphan that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Doniphan.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • This Doniphan is located in Doniphan County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Doniphan that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Doniphan.
    • Nebraska
      • Hall County
      • This Doniphan is located in Hall County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Doniphan that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Doniphan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doniphan ...

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.

  • Current View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairdealing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Flatwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Glaze Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
  • Glenn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenn is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Greenville Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville Ford is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Ford
  • Hill Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hill Top is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Kingbee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingbee is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
  • Martinsburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Ponder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Torch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Torch is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch

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

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

  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Doniphan 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doniphan) 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 Doniphan 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 Doniphan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6234, Longitude: -90.8240    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.381 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.371 degrees.