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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 Doolittle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doolittle and the surrounding area.
- 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 Doolittle:
- 37.942332, -91.888840
- 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 Doolittle
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Doolittle is near Pulaski County and also Maries County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maries 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 Doolittle
Communities Also Named Doolittle ...
We found four communities that are also named Doolittle.
Within Missouri, the name Doolittle is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta 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 Georgia community of Doolittle [Coweta County].
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Doolittle [Newton County].
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ravalli County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Doolittle.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Doolittle that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Doolittle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doolittle ...
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.
- Devils Elbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Franks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Shantytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shantytown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Signal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Signal is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
- Sugartree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugartree is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Table Rock is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Yancy Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
How Far From Doolittle 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 Doolittle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Doolittle and extending to:
- Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Doolittle to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Doolittle 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> | 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 Doolittle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doolittle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Doolittle 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 Doolittle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9423, Longitude: -91.8888 In this case, the coordinates for Doolittle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.909 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.593 degrees. |
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